Drag on particles in a nematic suspension by a moving nematic-isotropic interface

Phys Rev E Stat Nonlin Soft Matter Phys. 2002 Jul;66(1 Pt 1):012702. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevE.66.012702. Epub 2002 Jul 19.

Abstract

We report a clear demonstration of drag on colloidal particles by a moving nematic-isotropic interface. The balance of forces explains our observation of periodic, striplike structures that are produced by the movement of these particles.