Issue 40, 2018

Optically induced motion of liquid crystalline droplets

Abstract

The controlled motion of a liquid crystalline active droplet was demonstrated in a surfactant solution and by irradiation with UV light. The droplet could be induced to roll on a glass substrate toward the UV light source. This was explained by the Marangoni flow induced by the UV-induced desorption of surfactants.

Graphical abstract: Optically induced motion of liquid crystalline droplets

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
11 Jul 2018
Accepted
31 Aug 2018
First published
03 Sep 2018

Soft Matter, 2018,14, 8085-8089

Author version available

Optically induced motion of liquid crystalline droplets

Y. Dogishi, Y. Sakai, W. Y. Sohn and K. Katayama, Soft Matter, 2018, 14, 8085 DOI: 10.1039/C8SM01426D

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