Self-organization and shape change by active polarization in nematic droplets

Fabian Jan Schwarzendahl (1, 2) , Pierre Ronceray (3) , Kimberly Weirich (4) , Kinjal Dasbiswas (2)

1 Heinrich Heine Universität Düsseldorf = Heinrich Heine University [Düsseldorf]
2 UC Merced - University of California [Merced]
3 CINaM - Centre Interdisciplinaire de Nanoscience de Marseille
4 Clemson University

Domaines: Physique [physics]

Fabian Jan Schwarzendahl, Pierre Ronceray, Kimberly Weirich, Kinjal Dasbiswas. Self-organization and shape change by active polarization in nematic droplets. Physical Review Research, 2021, 3 (4), pp.043061. ⟨10.1103/PhysRevResearch.3.043061⟩. ⟨hal-03623792⟩