Active condensate networks driven by liquid-liquid crystal phase separation

Abstract

This research seeks to understand the energy constraints at play in a new kind of liquid-liquid crystal phase separation discovered in Dr. Osuji’s lab. In this new liquid-liquid separation, a mixture can separate in a highly patterned manner to form a complex network of liquid crystal nodes and filaments. The proposal aims to understand how the properties of the mixed fluids drive this complex and unexpected behavior of pattern formation.

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