Lipid Liquid-Crystal Phase Change Induced through near-Infrared Irradiation of Entrained Graphene Particles
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2015
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Quinn, Matthew D. J.
Du, Joanne
Boyd, Ben J.
Hawley, Adrian
Notley, Shannon
Hawley, A
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American Chemical Society
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Lipid packing is intimately related to the geometry of the lipids and the forces that drive self-assembly. Here, the photothermal response of a cubic liquid-crystalline phase formed using phytantriol in the presence of low concentrations of pristine graphene was evaluated. Small-angle X-ray scattering showed the reversible phase changes from cubic to hexagonal to micellar due to localized heating through irradiation with near-infrared (NIR) light and back to cubic after cooling.
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Keywords: Graphene; Irradiation; Liquid crystals; Reboilers; Self assembly; X ray scattering; Liquid crystal phase; Liquid crystalline phase; Localized heating; Low concentrations; Near Infrared; Near infrared light; Phase Change; Photothermal response; Infrared de
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Langmuir
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