Papers and Publications

2008

“Studying Domain formation in ternary lipid mixtures with solution synchrotron x-ray diffraction”
J. Yuan, A. Kiss, Y. Pramudya, L. T. Nguyen and L.S. Hirst, under review (Jan 2008)

"Lipid Bilayer Discs and Banded Tubules: Photo-induced Lipid Sorting in Ternary Mixtures”
J. Yuan, S. Hira, G. Strouse and L.S. Hirst, JACS (http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/ja710305c)

2007

“An Investigation into Liquid Crystalline SmC* Sub-phase Stability using Chiral and Achiral Dopants”
J. Kirchhoff and L.S. Hirst, PHYS. REV. E, 76, 051704 (2007) PDF

“Cationic Lipid Absorption on Titanium: A Counter-ion Mediated Bilayer to Lipid-Tubule-Network Transition”
J. Yuan , E.R. Parker and L.S. Hirst, LANGMUIR. (2007) 23(14) 7462-7465 PDF

“Low Electric-Field Induced Switching in the B1 Bent-Core Liquid Crystal Phase”
J. Kirchhoff, K.M. Fergusson, M. Hird and L.S. Hirst, APPL. PHYS. LETT. 90, 161905 (2007) PDF

2006

“Remarkably wide four-layer smectic phases in mixtures of liquid crystals and highly chiral dopants”
S. Jaradat. N.W. Roberts, Y. Wang, L.S. Hirst and H.F. Gleeson, J. MATER. CHEM . 38, 3753-3761 (2006)

"Resonant x-ray Scattering: a tool for structure elucidation in liquid crystals"
H.F.Gleeson and L.S. Hirst, CHEM PHYS CHEM, 7, 321-328 (2006) PDF

2005

“Biaxiality and temperature dependence of 3- and 4-layer intermediate smectic-phase structures as revealed by resonant x-ray scattering”
N. Roberts, S. Jaradat, L. S. Hirst, M. Thurlow, Y. Wang, S.T. Wang, Z. Lui, C.C. Huang, J. Bai, R. Pindak & H.F. Gleeson, EUROPHYS. LETT. 72 (6), 976-982 (2005) PDF

“Hierarchical Self-Assembly of Actin Bundle Networks: Gels with Morphologically distinct Surface Protein Skin-Layers”
L.S. Hirst, R. Pynn, R. Bruinsma and C.R.Safinya, J. CHEM. PHYS. 123, 104902 (2005) PDF

"A Titanium/Silicon Microchannel system for Structural and Mechanical Studies of Aligned Protein Self-Assemblies"
L.S. Hirst, E. Parker, Z. Abu Samah, N.C. MacDonald and C.R. Safinya. LANGMUIR, 21, 3910-3914 (2005) PDF

2004

"Ordering of Filamentous Proteins and Associated Molecules through Confinement in Micro-arrays"
N.F. Bouxsein, Z. Abu-Samah, L.S. Hirst, N. Mcdonald, R. Pynn, Y. Li and C.R. Safinya. APPL. PHYS. LETT. 85 (23), 5775, (2004).

"Resonant Scattering from Liquid Crystal Devices: An in-situ Structural Probe for the Smectic Phases"
L.S. Hirst. Liquid Crystals Today, Invited Article, Dec 2004.

"Skin Layer at the Actin-Gel Surface with Flat, Crumpled and Tubular Morphologies"
L.S. Hirst and C.R. Safinya PHYS. REV. LETT. 93, 018101 (2004) PDF

2003

"Structure of Actin Cross-linked with Alpha-actinin: A Network of Bundles"
O. Pelltier, E. Pokidysheva, L.S. Hirst, N. Bouxsein, Y. Li, and C. R. Safinya PHYS. REV. LETT. 91, 14 (2003). (Featured on the Cover of PRL and as an SSRL Science highlight) PDF

2002

"Interlayer structures of the chiral smectic liquid crystal phases revealed by x-ray resonant scattering"
L.S. Hirst, S.J.Watson, H.F.Gleeson, P. Cluzeau, P. Barois, R. Pindak, P. Mach, J. Pitney, P. Johnson, C.C. Huang, G. Srajer, J. Pollmann, A-M. Levelut, and W. Caleibe. PHYS. REV. E. 65 (4): art. no. 041705 Part 1 APR 2002 PDF

"The influence of electric fields on the layer structure of antiferroelectric liquid crystal devices"
S.J. Watson, L.J. Baylis, L.S. Matkin, N. Bowring, H.F. Gleeson. PHYS. REV. E. 65 (3): art. no. 031705 Part 1 MAR 2002 PDF

2001

"Orientational ordering in the chiral SmC*FI2 liquid crystal phase determined by resonant polarised x-ray diffraction"
A. Cady, J.A. Pitney, R. Pindak, L.S. Matkin, S.J. Watson, H.F. Gleeson, P. Cluzeau, P. Barois, A-M. Levelut, W. Caleibe, J.W. Goodby, M. Hird and C.C. Huang, PHYS. REV. E. 64 (5): art. no. 050702 Part 1 NOV 2001 PDF

"A resonant x-ray scattering study of the antiferroelectric and ferrielectric phases in a liquid crystal device"
L.S. Matkin, S.J. Watson, H.F. Gleeson, R. Pindak, J.A. Pitney, P. Barois, A-M. Levelut, G. Srajer and J. Pollmann. PHYS. REV. E 64 (2): art. no. 021705 Part 1 AUG 2001 PDF

2000

"Electric field-induced layer deformations in the sub-phases of an antiferroelectric liquid crystal device"
L.S. Matkin, H.F. Gleeson, L.J. Baylis, S.J. Watson and N. Bowring. APPL. PHYS. LETT. Vol 77, No 3 (17th July 2000) PDF

"Resonant scattering at the Se edge in liquid crystal free-standing films and devices"
L.S. Matkin, H.F. Gleeson, P. Mach, C.C. Huang, R. Pindak, G. Srajer, J. Pollmann, J.W. Goodby, M. Hird and A. Seed. APPL. PHYS. LETT. Vol 76, No 14 (3rd April 2000) PDF

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