Soft matter covers a wide range of materials based on linear or branched polymers, gels and
rubbers, amphiphilic (macro) molecules, colloids, and self-assembled structures. These …

Widely known for their uses in displays and electro-optics, liquid crystals are more than just
technological marvels. They vividly reveal the topology and structure of various solitonic and …

Topological textures have fascinated people in different areas of physics and technologies.
However, the observations are limited in magnetic and solid-state ferroelectric systems …

The extraordinary responsiveness and large diversity of self-assembled structures of liquid
crystals are well documented and they have been extensively used in devices like displays …

Topological defects are distinctive signatures of liquid crystals. They profoundly affect the
viscoelastic behaviour of the fluid by constraining the orientational structure in a way that …

Abstract Smoke, fog, jelly, paints, milk and shaving cream are common everyday examples
of colloids, a type of soft matter consisting of tiny particles dispersed in chemically distinct …

By exploring geometry-governed magnetic interactions, curvilinear magnetism offers a
number of intriguing effects in curved magnetic wires and curved magnetic films. Recent …

Smart microstructured materials enable functions such as actuation, detection,
transportation, and sensing with potential applications ranging from robotics and photonics …

Disclinations were first observed in mesomorphic phases. They were later found relevant to
a number of ill-ordered condensed-matter media involving continuous symmetries or …

I started the work on liquid crystal colloids around the year 2000 as a continuation of our
experiments on forces between surfaces in liquid crystals. We were using the atomic force …