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Перспективы использования достижений физики жидких кристаллов в биологии. Exploring the Potential of Liquid Crystal Physics in Biology
by Trashkeev S. | Statsenko P. | Khomyakov M. | Shvetsov S. | Institute of Laser Physics, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk, Russia. Institute of Chemical Kinetics and Combustion, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk, Russia | Institute of Laser Physics, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk, Russia | Institute of Laser Physics, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk, Russia | Yerevan State University, Yerevan, Armenia
Abstract ID: 208
Event: BGRS-abstracts
Sections: [Sym 9] Section ”Interstitial space and long extravascular drainage/transport pathways”

This presentation discusses research on liquid crystal (LC) structures formed under the influence of occupied or displaced volume shapes, external electromagnetic fields, including coherent fields, thermal fluxes, and ionizing radiation.

Liquid crystal (LC) or anisotropic liquid is a medium with additional internal degrees of freedom determined by the orientation of interacting molecules' long axes. The orientational ordering can be altered by external factors with relatively weak degrees of influence. This property leads to the conceptualization of the liquid crystalline medium as soft or structured matter. The presence of internal degrees of freedom in anisotropic liquids significantly complicates the mechanics and electrodynamics and, consequently, gives rise to many properties which have no analogs in ordinary liquids.

Interest in studying such media is determined by modern trends, among which biological and medical sciences occupy a significant place. Researchers in these fields reasonably find analogies between LC properties and their composites with biological objects. Noteworthy aspects include principles of controlling the motion of localized structures and inclusions in the LC environment, achievable through external fields or remotely, using coherent radiation. Mechanisms of dynamic structure control in LC can be applied to materials consisting of biological fluids with micro- and nanoparticle inclusions.