Featured Liquid Crystal Picture Art of the Month
May 2022
©Asmita Shah
Dendritic morphology of discotic liquid crystal

Description
The scanning electron micrographic image manifests the stunning dendritic morphology of 2,3,6,7,10,11-hexabutyloxytriphenylene discotic liquid crystal (DLC) in the columnar plastic phase, where the dendrimers of DLC have been disseminated similarly to the branches of trees and roots.
The author would like to acknowledge Prof. Sandeep Kumar (Professor, Nitte Meenakshi Institute of Technology, Bangalore, India) for his valuable assistance and resources to accomplish this research work.
The work was funded by Région, Hauts de France and Pôle Métropolitain Côte d’Opale (PMCO), France.
The author would like to acknowledge Prof. Sandeep Kumar (Professor, Nitte Meenakshi Institute of Technology, Bangalore, India) for his valuable assistance and resources to accomplish this research work.
The work was funded by Région, Hauts de France and Pôle Métropolitain Côte d’Opale (PMCO), France.
Author

More information about her research could be found at:
https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=u4hPJnYAAAAJ&hl=en
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Asmita-Shah
Contact email:
asmita.shah(at)etu.univ-littoral.fr
Jury comment
This image has been chosen because it shows a different "view" from the molecular organization of compounds leading to the liquid crystal state and close arrangement, then broadening the spectrum of self-assembly study techniques for mesomorphic molecules. This coupled with the aesthetic beauty and quality of photography.
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