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27 July 2026
Going Through Phases
The mixing of a molecule with one pole that's water-loving and one water-repelling (amphiphilic) with a solvent (such as water) results in a solution that behaves like a solid and a liquid – a lyotropic liquid crystal. Here, physicists uncover details of their behaviour using, Sunset Yellow that can act as a lyotropic liquid crystal, and reveal how it self-assembles into multiple phases, and how phase patterns and sizes are affected by forces – insights for honing their use in targeted drug delivery and biological sensing
Read the published research article here
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