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cond-mat.soft2011★ 69 cited
Polydispersity stabilizes Biaxial Nematic Liquid Crystals
S. Belli, A. Patti, M. Dijkstra +1
Inspired by the observations of a remarkably stable biaxial nematic phase [E.v.d. Pol et al., Phys. Rev. Lett. 103, 258301 (2009)], we investigate the effect of size polydispersity…
cond-mat.soft2011★ 29 cited
Phase diagram and effective shape of semi-flexible colloidal rods and biopolymers
Matthew Dennison, Marjolein Dijkstra, Rene van Roij
We study suspensions of semi-flexible colloidal rods and biopolymers using an Onsager-type second-virial functional for a segmented-chain model. For suspensions of thin and thick f…