Topological defect

Topological structure and dynamics of three-dimensional active nematics

Citations: 207 • 2020

Observation of elastic topological states in soft materials

Shuaifeng Li, Degang Zhao, Hao Niu, Xue‐Feng Zhu, Jianfeng Zang

Citations: 137 • 2018

Topological Defects in Solids with Odd Elasticity

Citations: 56 • 2021

Shape Morphing by Topological Patterns and Profiles in Laser-Cut Liquid Crystal Elastomer Kirigami

Juan Chen, Jinghua Jiang, Jada Weber, Vianney Gimenez‐Pinto, Chenhui Peng

Citations: 48 • 2023

Alignment-induced reconfigurable walls for patterning and assembly of liquid crystal skyrmions

Citations: 10 • 2021

Disclination lines in nematic liquid crystal between a structured photoalignment layer and a homeotropic alignment layer

Inge Nys, Brecht Berteloot, Jeroen Beeckman, Kristiaan Neyts

Citations: 9 • 2022

Aquatic Topological Liquid Crystal Gel Kirigami

Zihan Lei, Zhenyi Chai, Kai Rui Wan, Jing Zhang, Guodong Wang, Wenxin Li, Chuang Li, Liu Wang, Fan Feng, Jinghua Jiang, Chenhui Peng

Citations: 7 • 2025

Topological defects in non-reciprocal active solids with odd elasticity

L. P. Braverman, Colin Scheibner, Vincenzo Vitelli

Citations: 5 • 2020

Defect-driven shape transitions in elastic active nematic shells

Daniel J. Pearce, S. Gat, G. Livne, Anne Bernheim‐Groswasser, K. Kruse

Citations: 5 • 2020

Guidance of cellular nematic elastomers into shape-programmable living surfaces

Pau Guillamat, Waleed Mirza, Pradeep K. Bal, Manuel Gómez‐González, Pere Roca‐Cusachs, Marino Arroyo, Xavier Trepat

Citations: 4 • 2026

Nontrivial topological defects of micro-rods immersed in nematics and their phototuning

Satoshi Aya, Junichi Kougo, Fumito Araoka, Osamu Haba, Koichiro Yonetake

Citations: 2 • 2022