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. 2020 Mar 27;6(13):eaay5349. doi: 10.1126/sciadv.aay5349

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Fig. 5 — (A) Twist angle versus nematic orientation. As the director orientation is varied between 0° (vertical) and 90° (planar), we see that the twisting behavior of the micropost measured at an azimuthal angle of 125° from the x axis first increases and then decreases. The maximum twist is achieved for a nematic director near 45° from the vertical axis. (B) Deflection of posts toward and away from light. The bending response of the micropost moves from light-seeking to light-avoiding as we consider nematic director orientations ranging from vertical (purple) to planar (green). The cross-over point, between 45° and 60° from vertical, coincides with the maximum twisting orientation.