Corrie T. Imrie

TL;DR: This work experimentally demonstrates a new nematic order, formed by achiral molecules, in which the director follows an oblique helicoid, maintaining a constant oblique angle with the helix axis and experiencing twist and bend.

TL;DR: The underlying theme of this Critical Review is the relationship between molecular structure and liquid crystalline behaviour in a class of materials referred to as liquid crystal oligomers, and how this molecular architecture has been exploited to address issues in a range of quite different areas and has given rise to potential applications for these materials.

TL;DR: In this article, the α-(4-cyanobiphenyl-4-yloxy)-ω-(4n-alkylanilinebenzylidene-4′-oxy)alkanes have been prepared and phase behaviour and transitional properties of these series have been investigated using optical microscopy and differential scanning calorimetry.

TL;DR: In this article, the α,ω-bis (4n-alkylanilinebenzylidine-4′-oxy)alkanes have been synthesized and their transitional properties characterized.

TL;DR: In this article, the most recent developments in the understanding of structure-property relationships in liquid crystal dimers and higher oligomers are discussed, including trimers and tetramers.