nematicisotropic interface is moving parallel to the rubbing direction

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Particles in liquid crystals
see also Phys. Rev. E 66 2002
Drag on particles in a nematic suspension by a
moving nematic-isotropic interface
Spherical particles
and rod-shaped particles
3D structures of particles in a liquid crystal
and their formation
Nematic-isotropic interface view inside
nematic-isotropic interface is moving parallel to
the rubbing direction nematic-isotropic
interface is moving perpendicular to the rubbing
direction nematic-isotropic interface is moving
at 45 deg. to the rubbing direction.
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