What are lyotropic liquid crystals? How are they used in drug development? Liquid crystals are state of matter that have properties of liquids and crystals. There are several types of liquid crystal ...

The bicontinuous cubic (Q) lyotropic liquid crystal (LLC) phases formed by the phase-separation and self-organization of amphiphilic molecules in water are intriguing structures for a number of ...

Nature is able to construct composite materials with impressive properties by organizing dissimilar components such as mineral and protein into sophisticated nanocomposites. In order to achieve ...

Lyotropic liquid crystals exhibit a remarkable range of phases driven by the concentration and temperature of their components, with the biaxial nematic phase representing an especially intriguing ...

A hexagonal columnar liquid crystal phase was formed by pairing a porphyrin Au III cation and a pentacyanocyclopentadienide (PCCp⁻) anion in water, stabilized by triethylene glycol (TEG) chains.

One of the fundamental issues in the design of thermotropic and lyotropic LC monomers and polymer assemblies with additional functional properties is the compatibility of the functional element(s).

BETHLEHEM, Pa., March 5, 2012 -- BETHLEHEM, Pa., March 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Particle Sciences, Inc. (PSI), a leading pharmaceutical CRO, and Lyotropic Therapeutics ...

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Light Polymers, a nanochemistry startup with R&D headquarters near Silicon Valley and application teams in Taiwan and Korea, is announcing a next-generation circular ...

(Nanowerk News) Chemical separation processes are essential in the manufacturing of many products from gasoline to whiskey. Such processes are energetically costly, accounting for approximately 10–15 ...