Surfactant-based lyotropic liquid crystal gels – the interplay between anisotropic order and gel formation
Katja Steck, Sonja Dieterich, Cosima Stubenrauch, Frank Gießelmann
Abstract
Surfactant-based lyotropic liquid crystal gels (LLCGs) are soft materials which combine the anisotropic order of a surfactant-based lyotropic liquid crystal with the mechanical stability of a gel.
Topics & Concepts
Pulmonary surfactantLyotropic liquid crystalLyotropicMaterials scienceLiquid crystalAnisotropyChemical engineeringLiquid crystallineOpticsPhysicsEngineeringOptoelectronicsLiquid Crystal Research AdvancementsPickering emulsions and particle stabilizationBiocrusts and Microbial Ecology