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cond-mat.soft2004★ 36 cited
Parity Breaking in Nematic Tactoids
P. Prinsen, P. van der Schoot
We theoretically investigate under what conditions the director field in a spindle-shaped nematic droplet or tactoid obtains a twisted, parity-broken structure. By minimizing the s…
cond-mat.soft2004★ 29 cited
Optimized Baxter Model of Protein Solutions: Electrostatics versus Adhesion
Peter Prinsen, Theo Odijk
A theory is set up of spherical proteins interacting by screened electrostatics and constant adhesion, in which the effective adhesion parameter is optimized by a variational princ…