TY  - BOOK
AU  - Sengupta,Anupam
ED  - SpringerLink (Online service)
TI  - Topological Microfluidics: Nematic Liquid Crystals and Nematic Colloids in Microfluidic Environment 
T2  - Springer Theses, Recognizing Outstanding Ph.D. Research,
SN  - 9783319008585
AV  - QC176.8.A44 
U1  - 530.41 23
PY  - 2013///
CY  - Cham
PB  - Springer International Publishing, Imprint: Springer
KW  - physics
KW  - Chemistry, Physical organic
KW  - Hydraulic engineering
KW  - Physics
KW  - Soft and Granular Matter, Complex Fluids and Microfluidics
KW  - Engineering Fluid Dynamics
KW  - Fluid- and Aerodynamics
KW  - Physical Chemistry
N1  - Liquid crystal theory -- Materials and experimental methods -- Functionalization of microfluidic devices -- Nematic liquid crystals confined within a microfluidic device: Static case -- Flow of nematic liquid crystals in a microfluidic environment -- Nematic colloids in microfluidic confinement -- Ongoing research
N2  - This work represents one of the first comprehensive attempts to seamlessly integrate two highly active interdisciplinary domains in soft matter science – microfluidics and liquid crystals (LCs). Motivated by the lack of fundamental experiments, Dr. Sengupta initiated systematic investigation of LC flows at micro scales, gaining new insights that are also suggestive of novel applications. By tailoring the surface anchoring of the LC molecules and the channel dimensions, different topological constraints were controllably introduced within the microfluidic devices. These topological constraints were further manipulated using a flow field, paving the way for Topological Microfluidics.  Harnessing topology on a microfluidic platform, as described in this thesis, opens up capabilities beyond the conventional viscous-dominated microfluidics, promising potential applications in targeted delivery and sorting systems, self-assembled motifs, and novel metamaterial fabrications
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-00858-5
ER  -