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Interaction and self-assembly of membrane-binding and membrane-excluding colloids embedded in lamellar phases
Ruben Zakine, Dasith de Silva Edirimuni, Doru Constantin +2
Within the framework of a discrete Gaussian model, we present analytical results for the interaction induced by a lamellar phase between small embedded colloids. We consider the tw…
Coupling between Inclusions and Membranes at the Nanoscale
Florent Bories, Doru Constantin, Paolo Galatola +1
The activity of cell membrane inclusions (such as ion channels) is influenced by the host lipid membrane, to which they are elastically coupled. This coupling concerns the hydropho…
Behavior of colloidal particles at an air/nematic liquid crystal interface
M. A. Gharbi, M. Nobili, M. In +4
We examine the behavior of spherical silica particles trapped at an air-nematic liquid crystal interface. When a strong normal anchoring is imposed, the beads spontaneously form va…
Determination of the interactions in confined macroscopic Wigner islands: theory and experiments
P. Galatola, G. Coupier, M. Saint Jean +2
Macroscopic Wigner islands present an interesting complementary approach to explore the properties of two-dimensional confined particles systems. In this work, we characterize theo…
Modeling planar degenerate wetting and anchoring in nematic liquid crystals
Jean-Baptiste Fournier, Paolo Galatola
We propose a simple surface potential favoring the planar degenerate anchoring of nematic liquid crystals, i.e., the tendency of the molecules to align parallel to one another alon…
Interaction and flocculation of spherical colloids wetted by a surface-induced corona of paranematic order
Paolo Galatola, Jean-Baptiste Fournier, Holger Stark
Particles dispersed in a liquid crystal above the nematic-isotropic phase transition are wetted by a surface-induced corona of paranematic order. Such coronas give rise to pronounc…