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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Mar 13.
Published in final edited form as: Langmuir. 2013 Feb 26;29(10):3154–3169. doi: 10.1021/la304679f

Figure 13.

Figure 13

Optical micrographs and schematic illustrations of the configurations of LCs within LC droplets, shown as a function of LC droplet size (with constant surface chemistry). (A–D) Polarized light micrographs (crossed polarizers) of 5CB droplets hosted within polymer capsules with diameters of (A) 8.0 ± 0.2 μm, (B, C) 1.0 ± 0.2 μm, or (D) 0.70 ± 0.08 μm. (E–G) Schematic illustrations of bipolar (E), preradial (F) and radial configurations (G) of LCs, corresponding to the micrographs in A, B and C, and D, respectively. Scale bars are 2 μm in AC and 1 μm in D. Modified and reproduced with permission.16