Title Topological Microfluidics : Nematic Liquid Crystals and Nematic Colloids in Microfluidic Environment Author(s) Sengupta, Anupam Publication Cham, Springer International Publishing, 2013. Description XVIII, 153 p : online resource Abstract Note 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 ISBN,Price 9783319008585 Keyword(s) 1. Amorphous substances 2. Complex fluids 3. EBOOK 4. EBOOK - SPRINGER 5. Engineering Fluid Dynamics 6. FLUID MECHANICS 7. Fluid- and Aerodynamics 8. FLUIDS 9. PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY 10. Soft and Granular Matter, Complex Fluids and Microfluidics Item Type eBook Multi-Media Links Please Click here for eBook Circulation Data Accession#   Call# Status Issued To Return Due On Physical Location I06304     On Shelf