On the Geometry of Liquid Crystals and Biological Membranes

液晶与生物膜的几何结构

• 批准号: DP0556626
• 负责人: Prof Wolfgang Schief
• 金额: $ 20.99万
• 依托单位: The University of New South Wales
• 依托单位国家: 澳大利亚
• 项目类别: Discovery Projects
• 财政年份: 2005
• 资助国家: 澳大利亚
• 起止时间: 2005-01-01 至 2008-06-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://dataportal.arc.gov.au/RGS/Web/Grants/DP0556626
• 关键词: Geometry; Liquid; Crystals; Biological; Membranes

This project will provide fundamental insights via realistic mathematical models into two areas of technological importance in the development of certain advanced materials involving liquid crystals and biomembranes. The use of liquid crystal devices is ubiquitous in the design of optical display units. Biomembranes are of much current importance, in particular, in connection with sophisticated drug delivery systems. The design of advanced `smart' materials which admit solitonic behaviour is an area at the forefront of materials science and as such is important to the continued development of an advanced technological base within Australia.

该项目将通过现实的数学模型，对涉及液晶和生物膜的某些先进材料开发中的两个技术重要性领域提供基本的见解。在光学显示单元的设计中，液晶器件的使用无处不在。生物膜具有非常重要的现实意义，特别是在与复杂的药物输送系统有关的方面。允许孤子行为的先进“智能”材料的设计是材料科学的前沿领域，因此对澳大利亚国内继续发展先进技术基础非常重要。