Nature‐Inspired design and application of lipidic lyotropic liquid crystals
Amphiphilic lipids aggregate in aqueous solution into a variety of structural arrangements.
Among the plethora of ordered structures that have been reported, many have also been …
Among the plethora of ordered structures that have been reported, many have also been …
Understanding nanoparticle cellular entry: a physicochemical perspective
CM Beddoes, CP Case, WH Briscoe - Advances in colloid and interface …, 2015 - Elsevier
Understanding interactions between nanoparticles (NPs) with biological matter, particularly
cells, is becoming increasingly important due to their growing application in medicine and …
cells, is becoming increasingly important due to their growing application in medicine and …
Diffusion, molecular separation, and drug delivery from lipid mesophases with tunable water channels
R Negrini, R Mezzenga - Langmuir, 2012 - ACS Publications
Lyotropic liquid crystals characterized by a bicontinuous cubic phase (BCP) have a structure
characterized by interpenetrated water channels following triply periodic minimal surfaces …
characterized by interpenetrated water channels following triply periodic minimal surfaces …
Super-swelled lyotropic single crystals
Lipids self-assemble into diverse supramolecular structures that exhibit thermotropic and/or
lyotropic behavior. Lyotropic mesophases, where membranes conform to periodic minimal …
lyotropic behavior. Lyotropic mesophases, where membranes conform to periodic minimal …
Earliest stage of the tetrahedral nanochannel formation in cubosome particles from unilamellar nanovesicles
Studies of nonequilibrium lipid polymorphism at the nanoscale contribute to the in-depth
understanding of the structural pathways for formation of aqueous channels and emerging of …
understanding of the structural pathways for formation of aqueous channels and emerging of …
Molecular engineering of super-swollen inverse bicontinuous cubic and sponge lipid phases for biomedical applications
The remarkable range of lyotropic liquid crystalline mesophases formed by lipid self-
assembly in aqueous conditions has generated significant research interest, particularly due …
assembly in aqueous conditions has generated significant research interest, particularly due …
Aligned nanostructured polymers by magnetic-field-directed self-assembly of a polymerizable lyotropic mesophase
Magnetic-field-directed assembly of lyotropic surfactant mesophases provides a scalable
approach for the fabrication of aligned nanoporous polymers by templated polymerization …
approach for the fabrication of aligned nanoporous polymers by templated polymerization …
Light-triggered rheological changes in a system of cationic wormlike micelles formulated with a photoacid generator
“Smart” fluids displaying large changes in their rheological properties in response to
external stimuli have been of great interest in recent years. For example,“smart” wormlike …
external stimuli have been of great interest in recent years. For example,“smart” wormlike …
Structural characterization of lipidic systems under nonequilibrium conditions
This review covers recent studies on the characterization of the dynamics of lipidic
nanostructures formed via self-assembly processes. The focus is placed on two main topics …
nanostructures formed via self-assembly processes. The focus is placed on two main topics …
Control and analysis of oriented thin films of lipid inverse bicontinuous cubic phases using grazing incidence small-angle X-ray scattering
Lipid cubic phases are complex nanostructures that form naturally in a variety of biological
systems, with applications including drug delivery and nanotemplating. Most X-ray scattering …
systems, with applications including drug delivery and nanotemplating. Most X-ray scattering …