Journal of Guangdong University of Technology ›› 2012, Vol. 29 ›› Issue (3): 1-11.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1007-7162.2012.03.001

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Discotic Colloids: An Emerging Frontier in Soft Matter

Cheng Zheng-dong1,2,3,  Ye Jian 1,2,  He Peng3,4,  Zhang Hai-yan1, Chen Ying1, He Liqun5   

  1. 1.School of Materials and Energy, 2.Soft Materials Research Center, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou  510006, China;〖JP〗
    3.Artie McFerrin Department of Chemical Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 778433122, USA;
    4.EES14, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM 87545, USA;
    5.Department of Thermal Science and Energy Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei  230026, China
  • Received:2012-06-22 Revised:2012-07-08 Online:2012-09-20 Published:2012-09-20
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    US NSF DMR 1006870

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Abstract: It reviews discotic colloids sized from nanometers to micrometers with attention devoted to the synthetic colloidal disks, their assembly, and their roles in soft condensed matter and material science. Various strategies have been utilized to synthesize discotic colloids, including nanocrystal growth via selective surfactant adsorption, controlled precipitation, exfoliation of layered structure compounds, shape changing of liquidcrystal emulsions. These disks have been employed to study liquid crystalline phase formation and suspension rheology. Diskpolymer nanocomposites, such as Nylonclayhybrid (NCH) and αZrPepoxy, have wide applications in advanced functional material engineering. A special attention is drawn on the human red blood cells (RBC) for the research of its flow and deformation towards medical benefits.

Key words: discotic colloids, soft materials, liquid crystal, red blood cells

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