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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.

Department/s

Publishing year

2011

Language

English

Pages

13860-13863

Publication/Series

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volume

133

Issue

Online August 8, 2011

Document type

Journal article (letter)

Publisher

The American Chemical Society (ACS)

Topic

  • Natural Sciences
  • Physical Sciences

Status

Published

ISBN/ISSN/Other

  • ISSN: 1520-5126