Equilibrium Liquid Crystal Phase Diagrams and Detection of Kinetic Arrest in Cellulose Nanocrystal Suspensions

The cholesteric liquid crystal self-assembly of water-suspended cellulose nanocrystal (CNC) into a helical arrangement was observed already more than 20 years ago and the phenomenon was used to produce iridescent solid films by evaporating the solvent or via sol-gel processing. Yet it remains challe...

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Published in:	Frontiers in Materials
Main Authors:	Camila eHonorato Rios, Anja eKuhnhold, Johanna eBruckner, Rick eDannert, Tanja eSchilling, Jan Peter Felix Lagerwall
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-05-01
Subjects:	Colloids phase transitions Cholesteric liquid crystal Cellulose nanocrystals Phase coexistence Kinetic arrest
Online Access:	http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmats.2016.00021/full