Nematic order in toroidal and higher-genus droplets

ORAL

Abstract

We generate toroidal and higher-genus droplets filled with nematic liquid crystal which are stabilized inside viscoelastic fluid with a non-zero yield stress. The work presented here is the preliminary observations of our experiments.

*Georgia Institute of Technology, NSF Career

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Authors

  • Ekapop Pairam

    • Georgia Institute of Technology

  • Jaya Lakshmi

    • Georgia Institute of Technology

  • Josefa Guerrero

    • Georgia Tech
    • Georgia Institute of Technology