A Highly Oriented Cubic Phase Formed by Lipids under Shear
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Summary, in English
We demonstrate the formation of a macroscopically oriented inverse bicontinuous cubic (QII) lipid phase from a sponge (L3) phase by controlled hydration during shear flow. The L3 phase was the monoolein/butanediol/water system; the addition of water reduces
the butanediol concentration, inducing the formation of a
diamond (QIID) cubic phase, which is oriented by the shear flow. The phenomenon was reproduced in both capillary and Couette geometries, indicating that this represents a robust general route for the production of highly aligned bulkQII samples, with applications in nanomaterial templating and protein research.
the butanediol concentration, inducing the formation of a
diamond (QIID) cubic phase, which is oriented by the shear flow. The phenomenon was reproduced in both capillary and Couette geometries, indicating that this represents a robust general route for the production of highly aligned bulkQII samples, with applications in nanomaterial templating and protein research.
Avdelning/ar
Publiceringsår
2011
Språk
Engelska
Sidor
13860-13863
Publikation/Tidskrift/Serie
Journal of the American Chemical Society
Volym
133
Issue
Online August 8, 2011
Dokumenttyp
Artikel i tidskrift
Förlag
The American Chemical Society (ACS)
Ämne
- Natural Sciences
- Physical Sciences
Status
Published
ISBN/ISSN/Övrigt
- ISSN: 1520-5126