We review our recent contributions to anisotropic soft matter models for liquid crystal
interfaces, drops and membranes, emphasizing validations with experimental and biological …

Ferroelectric and antiferroelectric smectic liquid crystalline (LC) phases are still at the center
of investigations and interests for both their fundamental properties and variety of …

Flexoelectric actuation employs an applied electric field to induce membrane curvature,
which is the mechanism utilized by the outer hair cells (OHC) present in the inner ear. The …

Classical molecular dynamics simulations are used to explore the impact of the alignment of
pectin over the randomized configuration on ion solvation structure in pectin-loaded …

Flexoelectric liquid crystalline membranes immersed in asymmetric viscoelastic media is a
material system model with physiological applications such as outer hair cells (OHCs) …

Cell polarization is a multiphysics problem resulting from coupling protein pathways and cell
morphological evolution. The most common example is asexual reproduction in budding …

In this work, the viscoelastic behavior of a complex structured liquid in a continuous squeeze
flow is analyzed. This flow is simulated allowing a continuous flow of liquid into the narrow …

Background Liquid crystal (LC) mesophases have an orientational and positional order that
can be found in both synthetic and biological materials. These orders are maintained until …