Abstract
This chapter contains sections titled:
Introduction
Entropy‐Driven Ordering Within the Second Virial Approximation
Isotropic–Nematic Phase Transition Within the Second Virial Approximation
Extension of Onsager Theory to Charged Rods
Extension of Onsager Theory to Semi‐Flexible Rods
Extension of Onsager Theory to Rods with Finite Aspect Ratio Using Scaled Particle Theory
Nematic–Smectic Phase Transition Within the Second Virial Approximation
Phase Behavior of a Binary Mixture of Hard Particles
Experimental Phase Diagram of an fd Virus Suspension
Properties and Preparation of Filamentous Bacteriophage
Isotropic–Cholesteric Phase Transition in fd Virus Suspensions
Polymer‐Coated fd Virus and Its Isotropic–Cholesteric Phase Transition
Cholesteric Phase of fd Virus
Nematic Order Parameter of fd Virus Suspensions
Smectic Phase of fd Virus
Bulk Phase Behavior of Rod–Sphere and Rod–Polymer Mixtures
Depletion Interaction Between Hard Spheres
Phase Diagrams of Hard Spheres and Polymers or Isotropic Hard Rods
Influence of Non‐Adsorbing Polymer on the Isotropic–Nematic Phase Transition
Entropically Driven Microphase Separation in Rod–Sphere Mixtures
Lamellar Phase in Rod–Polymer and Rod–Sphere Mixtures
Columnar Phase and Chain‐Like Structures in Mixtures of fd Virus and Hard Spheres
Self‐Assembled Colloidal Membranes and Twisted Ribbons
Monte Carlo Simulation of Colloidal Membranes
Crystalline Membranes
Surface‐Induced Smectic Ordering in Rod–Polymer Mixtures
Kinetics of Liquid‐Crystalline Phase Transitions
Kinetics of the Isotropic–Nematic and Nematic–Smectic Phase Transitions in Hard‐Rod Suspensions
Kinetics of the Isotropic–Smectic Phase Transition
Filamentous Structures Associated with Nematic–Smectic Phase Transitions
Multiple Pathways Observed in Melting of the Lamellar Phase
Conclusions and Open Questions