Topic · Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials · Materials Science

Liquid Crystal Research Advancements

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4 papers

Liquid crystalline mesophase spacing as a quantitative predictor of release kinetics for co-loaded hydrophilic and hydrophobic payloads

Sophia R. Dasaro, Shruti Sawant, Alexa Stern, Lucas D. Johnson, Caleb F. Fretz, Malinda Salim, Nigel M. Kirby, Benjamin Boyd, Brian K. Wilson, Gregg A. Duncan, Q Zhou, Kurt D. Ristroph

This paper shows that mesophase spacing in liquid crystalline nanocarriers predicts hydrophilic payload release kinetics, linking material composition to functional performance.

bioRxiv · Jun 29, 2026 · PreprintBioengineering

Liquid Crystalline Ordering of Banana-Shaped Gapped DNA Duplexes

Sineth G. Kodikara, Prabesh Gyawali, J. T. Gleeson, Antal I. Jákli, Samuel Sprunt, Hamza Balci

This study examines how sequence-dependent DNA bending affects liquid crystalline phases of gapped DNA constructs, finding a bending angle of ~11 degrees per A-tract and reduced thermal stability of bent duplexes.

Biomacromolecules · Dec 8, 2025Peer-reviewedBiophysics

Locked Nucleic Acid Stabilized Liquid Crystalline Phases

Sineth G. Kodikara, Samuel Sprunt, Hamza Balci

This study quantifies how single LNA modifications in DNA base pairs affect the thermal stability of liquid crystalline phases formed by gapped DNA constructs.

Langmuir · Nov 10, 2025Peer-reviewedBiophysics

Sequence-Dependent Liquid Crystalline Ordering of Gapped DNA

Sineth G. Kodikara, J. T. Gleeson, Antal I. Jákli, Samuel Sprunt, Hamza Balci

This study examines how poly-adenine sequences affect liquid crystalline phases in gapped DNA, identifying new phase behaviors and linking them to poly-A sequence properties.

ACS Macro Letters · Jan 22, 2025Peer-reviewedBiophysics