Structural changes in lipid mesophases due to intercalation of dendritic polymer nanoparticles: Swollen lamellae, suppressed curvature, and augmented structural disorder
Laura J. Fox, Lauren Matthews, Holly Stockdale, Supakit Pichai, Tim Snow, Robert M. Richardson, Wuge H. Briscoe
Topics & Concepts
Materials scienceMesophaseLamellar structureSmall-angle X-ray scatteringPhase diagramDendrimerNanoparticleAtmospheric temperature rangePhase transitionPhase (matter)Chemical engineeringCrystallographyScatteringNanotechnologyPolymer chemistryComposite materialThermodynamicsChemistryLiquid crystalOrganic chemistryOpticsOptoelectronicsPhysicsEngineeringDendrimers and Hyperbranched PolymersLipid Membrane Structure and BehaviorSurfactants and Colloidal Systems