Liquid crystal turns water droplets into 'gemstones'
Thursday, January 23, 2014 - 12:23
in Physics & Chemistry
Researchers have described new research into a type of liquid crystal that dissolves in water rather than avoids it as do the oily liquid crystals found in displays. This property means that these liquid crystals hold potential for biomedical applications, where their changing internal patterns could signal the presence of specific proteins or other biological macromolecules.