Polymer Packaging and Ejection in Viral Capsids: Shape Matters
Physical Review Letters 96 (2006) 208102 4pp
Electric-field-induced disclination migration in a Grandjean-Cano wedge
Journal of Applied Physics 99:6 (2006)
Abstract:
The behavior of a disclination line in a Grandjean-Cano wedge is investigated under an electric field applied normal to the cell substrates. The focus of attention is the first disclination, separating the untwisted and the π -twisted area. This disclination line shows a field dependent migration process that was observed in the cholesteric mixture ZLI-1132/S811. The dynamics of this migration process is studied experimentally and is compared with two theoretical models. One model utilizes a two-dimensional lattice Boltzmann approach to predict the initial migration movement, whereas a one-dimensional continuum model allows a full analysis of the experimental results. © 2006 American Institute of Physics.Drop dynamics on chemically patterned surfaces
Europhysics Letters 73 (2006) 740-746
Droplets on patterned substrates: Water off a beetle's back
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL FOR NUMERICAL METHODS IN FLUIDS 50:2 (2006) 255-261