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Chiral interactions in liquid crystals

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The chirality of colloids dispersed in achiral liquid crystals shapes colloidal dynamics and interactions, giving rise to chiral supramolecular assemblies and attractive or repulsive colloidal motions.

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Figure 1: Chiral colloids in an achiral liquid crystal and chirality-dependent interactions of colloids.

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    Karthik Nayani, Young-Ki Kim & Nicholas L. Abbott

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Nayani, K., Kim, YK. & Abbott, N. Chiral interactions in liquid crystals. Nature Mater 17, 14–15 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1038/nmat5055

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