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Applying a chiral mechanical “field” to an achiral liquid crystal

Posted in Journal Articles on January 29, 2012 at 10:05 am by JCCMP

1. Macroscopic Torsional Strain and Induced Molecular Conformational Deracemization
Authors: R. Basu, J. S. Pendery, R. G. Petschek, R. P. Lemieux, and C. Rosenblatt
Phys. Rev. Lett. 107, 237804 (2011)

Recommended with a commentary by Jonathan V. Selinger, Kent State University
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DOI: 10.36471/JCCM_January_2012_02
https://doi.org/10.36471/JCCM_January_2012_02

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