liquid crystal

Also known as liquid crystals

state of matter with properties of both conventional liquids and crystals

AI overview

A liquid crystal is a state of matter that combines properties of both liquids and crystals—it can flow like a liquid while maintaining some of the ordered molecular structure of a solid crystal. This unusual combination makes liquid crystals useful for applications like displays in televisions and computer screens, where their ability to control light is essential.

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Research

33,806 papers

Liquid Crystal Materials for Biomedical Applications.ReviewAdvanced materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.) · 2023Zhang Z, Yang X, Zhao Y et al.DOI: 10.1002/adma.202300220
Liquid crystal-based elastomers in tissue engineering.ReviewBiotechnology and bioengineering · 2022Gurboga B, Tuncgovde EB, Kemiklioglu EDOI: 10.1002/bit.28038
Photothermal-Driven Liquid Crystal Elastomers: Materials, Alignment and Applications.ReviewMolecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Zhang W, Nan Y, Wu Z et al.DOI: 10.3390/molecules27144330
Functional Liquid Crystal Elastomers Based on Dynamic Covalent Chemistry.ReviewChemistry (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany) · 2022Valenzuela C, Chen Y, Wang L et al.DOI: 10.1002/chem.202201957
DNA-Modified Liquid Crystal Droplets.Biosensors · 2022Yang X, Liang X, Nandi R et al.DOI: 10.3390/bios12050275
Overview of Liquid Crystal Biosensors: From Basic Theory to Advanced Applications.ReviewBiosensors · 2022Qu R, Li GDOI: 10.3390/bios12040205
Advances in lyotropic liquid crystal systems for skin drug delivery.ReviewExpert opinion on drug delivery · 2020Silvestrini AVP, Caron AL, Viegas J et al.DOI: 10.1080/17425247.2020.1819979
Self-Sustained Liquid Crystal Elastomer Actuators with Geometric Zero-Elastic-Energy Modes.ReviewMacromolecular rapid communications · 2025Zang T, Muhetaer R, Zhang C et al.DOI: 10.1002/marc.202500134

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Encyclopedic overview

Schlieren texture of liquid crystal nematic phase

Liquid crystal (LC) is a state of matter whose properties are between those of conventional liquids and those of solid crystals. For example, a liquid crystal can flow like a liquid, but its molecules may be oriented in a common direction as in a solid. There are many types of LC phases, which can be distinguished by their optical properties (such as textures). The contrasting textures arise due to molecules within one area of material ("domain") being oriented in the same direction but different areas having different orientations. An LC material may not always be in an LC state of matter (just as water may be ice or water vapour).

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