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  • Title: A 3-D hexagonal inverse micellar lyotropic phase.
    Author: Shearman GC, Tyler AI, Brooks NJ, Templer RH, Ces O, Law RV, Seddon JM.
    Journal: J Am Chem Soc; 2009 Feb 11; 131(5):1678-9. PubMed ID: 19146371.
    Abstract:
    Lipids that are found in cell membranes form a variety of self-assembled phases in the presence of water. Many of these structures are liquid-crystalline with structural motifs mirrored in cells and organelles and can be exploited in the delivery of drugs and genes. We report the discovery of a lyotropic liquid crystalline phase based on a 3-D hexagonal close-packed arrangement of inverse micelles, of space group P6(3)/mmc. This is the first new inverse lyotropic liquid-crystalline phase to be reported for two decades and is the only known lyotropic phase whose structure consists of a close packing of identical inverse micelles.
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