Nature Communications (Nov 2022)

Active boundary layers in confined active nematics

  • Jerôme Hardoüin,
  • Claire Doré,
  • Justine Laurent,
  • Teresa Lopez-Leon,
  • Jordi Ignés-Mullol,
  • Francesc Sagués

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-34336-z
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 1 – 9

Abstract

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The boundary of conventional liquid crystals is known to anchor the orientational field of the passive materials under equilibrium conditions. Here, the authors show an active nematic to develop active boundary layers that topologically polarize the confining walls regardless of the wall curvature.