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A Highly Oriented Cubic Phase Formed by Lipids under Shear

Seddon, Annela M. ; Lotze, Gudrun ; Plivelic, Tomás LU and Squires, Adam M. (2011) In Journal of the American Chemical Society 133(Online August 8, 2011). p.13860-13863
Abstract
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.
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Online August 8, 2011
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10.1021/ja2053336
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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.}},
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  series       = {{Journal of the American Chemical Society}},
  title        = {{A Highly Oriented Cubic Phase Formed by Lipids under Shear}},
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