Pattern formation, structure and functionalities of wrinkled liquid crystal surfaces: A soft matter biomimicry platform

Z Wang, P Servio, AD Rey - Frontiers in Soft Matter, 2023 - frontiersin.org
This review presents an integrated theoretical and computational characterization and
analysis of surface pattern formation in chiral and achiral liquid crystal self-assembly and the …

Geometry-structure models for liquid crystal interfaces, drops and membranes: wrinkling, shape selection and dissipative shape evolution

Z Wang, P Servio, AD Rey - Soft Matter, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
We review our recent contributions to anisotropic soft matter models for liquid crystal
interfaces, drops and membranes, emphasizing validations with experimental and biological …

Wrinkling pattern formation with periodic nematic orientation: From egg cartons to corrugated surfaces

Z Wang, P Servio, A Rey - Physical Review E, 2022 - APS
Egg cartons, known as doubly sinusoidal surfaces, display a rich variety of saddles-cylinder-
spherical patches organized with different spatial symmetries and connectivities. Egg carton …

Biaxial nanowrinkling in cholesteric surfaces: Egg carton surfaces through chiral anchoring

Z Wang, P Servio, A Rey - Colloid and Interface Science Communications, 2021 - Elsevier
Periodic micro and nano-structured surfaces in nature are responsible for functionalities
including structural colour, superhydrophobicity, where wrinkling plays a significant role. The …

Structure and Pattern Formation in Biological Liquid Crystals: Insights From Theory and Simulation of Self-Assembly and Self-Organization

Z Wang, P Servio, AD Rey - Frontiers in Soft Matter, 2022 - frontiersin.org
This review presents theory and simulation of liquid crystal phase ordering in biological
fibrous materials, solutions, and composites in the presence of elastic fields, second phase …

Complex nanowrinkling in chiral liquid crystal surfaces: from shaping mechanisms to geometric statistics

Z Wang, P Servio, AD Rey - Nanomaterials, 2022 - mdpi.com
Surface wrinkling is closely linked to a significant number of surface functionalities such as
wetting, structural colour, tribology, frictions, biological growth and more. Given its ubiquity in …

[PDF][PDF] Complex Nanowrinkling in Chiral Liquid Crystal Surfaces: From Shaping Mechanisms to Geometric Statistics. Nanomaterials 2022, 12, 1555

Z Wang, P Servio, AD Rey - 2022 - academia.edu
Surface wrinkling is closely linked to a significant number of surface functionalities such as
wetting, structural colour, tribology, frictions, biological growth and more. Given its ubiquity in …