F. Picano

Disjoining pressure and thinning transitions in smectic-<i>A</i>liquid crystal films

F. Picano, P. Oswald, E. I. Kats · Physical review. E, Statistical physics, plasmas, fluids, and related interdisciplinary topics · 2001 · 53 citations

Materials Science, Engineering, Physics +12

Coupling between meniscus and smectic-<i>A</i>films: Circular and catenoid profiles, induced stress, and dislocation dynamics

F. Picano, Robert Hołyst, P. Oswald · Physical review. E, Statistical physics, plasmas, fluids, and related interdisciplinary topics · 2000 · 46 citations

Edge dislocation in a vertical smectic-<mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><mml:mi>A</mml:mi></mml:math>film: Line tension versus temperature and film thickness near the nematic phase

Andrzej Żywociński, F. Picano, P. Oswald et al. · Physical review. E, Statistical physics, plasmas, fluids, and related interdisciplinary topics · 2000 · 29 citations · Full text

Engineering, Severe Plastic Deformation, Mechanics +19

When Boundaries Dominate: Dislocation Dynamics in Smectic Films

Patrick Oswald, P. Pierański, F. Picano et al. · Physical Review Letters · 2001 · 26 citations

Engineering, Dislocation Interaction, Physics +15

Dislocation loop dynamics in freestanding smectic films: The role of the disjoining pressure and of the finite permeability of the meniscus

P. Oswald, F. Picano, F. Caillier · Physical review. E, Statistical physics, plasmas, fluids, and related interdisciplinary topics · 2003 · 23 citations

Engineering, Severe Plastic Deformation, Mechanical Engineering +19