Bistability of nematic liquid crystals confined in 3D scaffold produced by two-photon polymerization

Abstract

We show that nematic liquid crystals confined inside cubic scaffolds made by two-photon polymerization exhibit bistability and large memory effects in response to electric fields, due to topological defects interacting with the solid structure.

Roberto Cerbino

Professor of Experimental Soft Matter Physics

My research interests include Soft matter physics, living matter, cell biophysics and quantitative microscopy.