A new twist on chirality: formation of chiral phases from achiral molecules in "banana" liquid crystals through elastic deformations.

Angew Chem Int Ed Engl

School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL, UK.

Published: March 2010

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