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A lyotropic nematic phase of lamellar micelles (N L) obtained by a non-ionic surfactant in aqueous solution

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A non ionic surfactant with a rigid rod-like hydrophobic group has been synthesized. Owing to the molecular geometry of the surfactant only lamellar micelles are formed in aqueous solution.

This system exhibits a lyotropic nematic phase (N L), which for the first time has been found for a binary non ionic surfactant/water system.

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    Present address: Institut für Makromolekulare Chemie, Universität Freiburg, Freiburg, FRG

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    B. Lühmann

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Herrn Professor Dr. H.-G. Kilian mit herzlichen Glückwünschen zum 60. Geburtstag gewidmet.

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Lühmann, B., Finkelmann, H. A lyotropic nematic phase of lamellar micelles (N L) obtained by a non-ionic surfactant in aqueous solution. Colloid & Polymer Sci 264, 189–192 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01414849

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