Transient hexagonal structures in sheared emulsions of isotropic inclusions on smectic bubbles in microgravity conditions

Abstract We describe the collective behavior of isotropic droplets dispersed over a spherical smectic bubble, observed under microgravity conditions on the International Space Station (ISS). We find that droplets can form two-dimensional hexagonal structures changing with time. Our analysis indicate...

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Main Authors: P. V. Dolganov, N. S. Shuravin, V. K. Dolganov, E. I. Kats, R. Stannarius, K. Harth, T. Trittel, C. S. Park, J. E. Maclennan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-09-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-98166-7