Microparticles of arbitrary shapes immersed in the bulk of nematic fluids are known to produce dipolar or quadrupolar elastic distortions that can mediate long-range colloidal interactions. We use two-
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Three-dimensional complex-shaped photopolymerized microparticles at liquid crystal interfaces
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Department of Physics, Material Science and Engineering Program, Department of Electrical, Computer, & Energy Engineering, and Liquid Crystal Materials Research Center, University of Colorado, Boulder, USA
E-mail: Ivan.Smalyukh@colorado.edu
E-mail: Ivan.Smalyukh@colorado.edu
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Quantum Science Laboratory, School of Mathematics and Physics, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
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School of Physics, Monash University, Clayton, Australia
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Renewable and Sustainable Energy Institute, National Renewable Energy Laboratory and University of Colorado, Boulder, USA
Soft Matter, 2012,8, 2432-2437
DOI: 10.1039/C2SM07125H
Received 07 Nov 2011, Accepted 07 Dec 2011
First published online 11 Jan 2012
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