A highly oriented cubic phase formed by lipids under shear |
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Authors: | Seddon Annela M Lotze Gudrun Plivelic Tomás S Squires Adam M |
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Affiliation: | H.H. Wills Physics Laboratory, University of Bristol, United Kingdom. annela.seddon@bristol.ac.uk |
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Abstract: | We demonstrate the formation of a macroscopically oriented inverse bicontinuous cubic (Q(II)) lipid phase from a sponge (L(3)) phase by controlled hydration during shear flow. The L(3) phase was the monoolein/butanediol/water system; the addition of water reduces the butanediol concentration, inducing the formation of a diamond (Q(II)(D)) 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 bulk Q(II) samples, with applications in nanomaterial templating and protein research. |
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