Title

Self-Assembled Cylindrical Lipid Tubules With A Birefringent Core

Keywords

Fibers; Lipids; Liquid crystals; Microfluidics; Optical microscopy

Abstract

The fabrication of optical anisotropic fibers with straight, zigzag, and loop shapes by filling the hollow core of cylindrical DC PC tubules with nematic liquid crystals through capillary action was investigated. An ordered array of optical anisotropic fibers was formed on substrates by inserting the 5CB liquid crystals into the parallel aligned tubules produced by microfluidic networks. Nematic liquid crystals confined to cylindrical cavities has been extensively studied because of their applications in electrooptic devices. The results show that lipid tubules with a birefringent liquid-crystal core could have potential applications in sensors, photonic devices, and optical communications.

Publication Date

3-1-2006

Publication Title

Small

Volume

2

Issue

3

Number of Pages

364-367

Document Type

Article

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1002/smll.200500430

Socpus ID

32344453198 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/32344453198

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