They should not form
lyotropic liquid crystalline "microemulsion" phases.
In general, liquid crystalline polymers (LCPs) can be classified as thermotropic liquid crystal polymer (TLCP) and
lyotropic LCP.
Water/oil emulsions, emulsifier properties, and
lyotropic liquid crystals are covered together.
van den Mooter, "
Lyotropic, liquid crystalline nanostructures of aqueous dilutions of SMEDDS revealed by small-angle X-ray scattering: impact on
Imperor-Clerc, "Devil's staircase-type faceting of a cubic
lyotropic liquid crystal," Physical Review Letters, vol.
Additionally, CNCs have a rigid rod-like nature in solution and surface charge resulting in
lyotropic liquid crystalline behavior when they are dispersed in polar solvents.
Structures of greater size are formed in
lyotropic systems, where the ratio may exceed 15 [4].
Holzbauer, "The optical behavior of
lyotropic liquid crystalline polymer gel networks: dependence on temperature," Advanced Materials, vol.
Murugesan has extensively researched synthesis, characterization, modifications and improvements of polymers,
lyotropic liquid crystalline behaviors of synthesized polyamides and Solgel synthesis of various inorganic particles in poly(dimethyl siloxane) networks (PDMS).
Murugesan has extensively researched synthesis, characterization, modifications and improvements of polymers,
lyotropic liquid crystalline behaviors of synthesized polyamides and Sol-gel synthesis of various inorganic particles in poly(dimethyl siloxane) networks (PDMS).