Cryo-TEM of liquid crystalline particles: Application of materials science techniques to study liquid crystalline particle structures

  • L. Sagalowicz
Conference paper

Abstract

Natural liquid crystalline phases, such as the ones formed with amphiphiles like monoglycerides and phospholipids, have generated large interest due to their applications in understanding membrane fusion, increasing efficiency of drugs, sustained release, controlling chemical reactions and crystallizing proteins[1]. The macroscopic properties of liquid crystal objects, such as molecular release, depend on structure and more precisely on space groups and interfaces between the particle and the surrounding matrix. Therefore, it is crucial to have methods adapted for determining those structural features.

Keywords

cryo-TEM liquid crystals monoglycerides 
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Authors and Affiliations

  • L. Sagalowicz
    • 1
  1. 1.Nestlé Research CenterLausanne 26

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