Special Issue “Structural and Physical Properties of Liquid Crystals”
Marli Ferreira, Aloir Antonio Merlo · 2026
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Marli Ferreira and Aloir Antonio Merlo wrote a 2026 editorial that opens a special issue of the journal Materials on the structure and physical properties of liquid crystals. Liquid crystals flow like liquids yet keep ordered patterns, which gives them useful responses to light, heat, and electric fields. The editors sum up what the collected papers cover and why the topic matters now.
The issue spans twisted and bent crystal phases, glass-forming systems, stretchy crystal gels, and blends with graphene, plus work on charge flow and light response. Three papers point toward uses such as light-driven materials, bendable optics, and sensors. The editors argue that small changes in molecule shape can strongly shift how these soft materials behave and perform.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Marli Ferreira, Aloir Antonio Merlo |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 15877 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |