This dissertation discusses two related clinical applications of visible regime diffuse reflectance spectroscopy as well as two new configurations of liquid crystal microspectrometer suitable in …
Motivated by experiments on colloidal membranes made of chiral filaments that assemble through depletion force, we develop a Monte Carlo framework and carry out simulations …
This dissertation describes the solution processing of graphene for the creation and application of new carbon and graphene based-materials with specific structures. The liquid assembly …
This dissertation describes translational research conducted to develop a rapid diagnostic for the detection of endotoxin using liquid crystal sensor technology. Due to the elastic …
Problems like describing the extent of order in isotropic liquid crystals, the extend of magnetization in magnetic systems and finding polymer end-to-end distances, can be …
This dissertation covers fundamental studies and application motivated research exploring the coupling between LC and polymers in unique systems. The interaction of these materials link …
This dissertation utilizes holographic exposure techniques to manipulate the periodic orientation of liquid crystal materials. Two different exposure techniques are investigated: a polarization holography interference …
In this dissertation, we present the results of simulation studies of nematic liquid crystals using the Lattice Boltzmann (LB) Method. In the first step of …
Liquid crystal lasers are dye-doped distributed feedback lasing systems. Fabricated by coupling the periodic structure of a liquid crystal medium with a fluorescent dye, the …