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Introduction and General Theory of Lyotropic Liquid Crystals
Amphilic molecules incorporate two antagonistic chemical functions. One part of the molecule is very soluble in water (hydrophilic) and another part is very soluble in an organic solvent (hydrophobic). Due to ...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
The Sponge State: A Striking Isotropic Liquid Phase
Surfactants in solution may associate into two-dimensional aggregates (membranes) which self-organize either in liquid crystalline phases or, more surprisingly, in a liquid isotropic phase made of connected bi...