Owing to the rapid and significant progress in advanced materials and life sciences,
nanotechnology is increasingly gaining in popularity. Among numerous bio-mimicking …

Liquid crystals are widely utilized as model systems to mimic biological processes where the
phase behavior of lipids plays a mediating role. In various foods and pharmaceutical and …

The effects of native starch (NS), acetylated starch (AS), and acetylated distarch phosphate
(ADSP) on the gel properties of soybean protein thermal gel were investigated using texture …

In the present study we demonstrate that a bulk inverse micellar cubic phase of Fd 3 m
structure can be obtained by adding a hydrophobic component, such as the food-grade …

In the present study we demonstrate that large quantities of cyclosporin A and three dermal
penetration enhancers (phosphatidylcholine, ethanol, or Labrasol) can be solubilized into …

Self-assembly of block copolymers in the presence of solvents forms ordered mesophase
structures, also known as lyotropic liquid crystals (LLCs). The aim of this work is to …

The phase diagram of Brij 97/water/IPM systems was determined at 25° C. Rich liquid
crystalline phases including Lα, H1, and cubic Fd3m phases were identified by means of …

We report a family of designs and numerical simulations of cubic elastic metamaterials
inspired by lipidic cubic phases (LCPs). Since LCPs are triply periodic minimal surfaces …

The lyotropic liquid crystalline (LLC) phases formed by a series of N-alkyl-N-
methylpiperidinium bromides (CnPDB, n= 12, 14, 16) in water have been investigated. By …

Rheological studies of liquid crystalline systems based on monopalmitolein and 5 or 8% of
1, 2 distearoylphosphatidylglycerol are reported. Such cubic phases have been shown to …