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Record Nr.

UNINA9910812570203321

Titolo

Self-assembled supramolecular architectures : lyotropic liquid crystals / / edited By Nissim Garti, Raffaele Mezzenga, Ponisseril Somasundaran

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hoboken, N.J., : Wiley, c2012

ISBN

9781118336571

1118336577

9781283645911

1283645912

9781118336632

1118336631

9781118336434

1118336437

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (392 p.)

Collana

Wiley series on surface and interfacial chemistry

Altri autori (Persone)

GartiNissim <1945->

MezzengaRaffaele

SomasundaranP. <1939->

Disciplina

530.4/29

Soggetti

Supramolecular chemistry

Liquid crystals

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Title page; Copyright page; CONTENTS; PREFACE; CONTRIBUTORS; CHAPTER 1: Physics of Self-Assembly of Lyotropic Liquid Crystals; CHAPTER 2: Rheological Theory and Simulation of Surfactant Nematic Liquid Crystals; CHAPTER 3: Dividing Planes of Hexagonal HII Mesophase; CHAPTER 4: Nanocharacterization of Lyotropic Liquid Crystalline Systems; CHAPTER 5: Self-Assembly in Lipidic Particles; CHAPTER 6: Hierarchically Organized Systems Based on Liquid Crystalline Phases; CHAPTER 7: Synthesis and Alignment of Nanostructured Materials Using Liquid Crystals

CHAPTER 8: Recent Developments in Lyotropic Liquid Crystals as Drug Delivery VehiclesCHAPTER 9: Stimuli-Responsive Lipid-Based Self-Assembled Systems; CHAPTER 10: Nonlamellar Lipid Liquid Crystalline



Structures at Interfaces; CHAPTER 11: Multicompartment Lipid Nanocarriers for Targeting of Cells Expressing Brain Receptors; INDEX

Sommario/riassunto

This book will describe fundamentals and recent developments in the area of Self-Assembled Supramolecular Architecture and their relevance to the  understanding of the functionality of  membranes  as delivery systems for active ingredients. As the hierarchical architectures determine their performance capabilities, attention will be paid to theoretical and design aspects related to the construction of lyotropic liquid crystals: mesophases such as lamellar, hexagonal, cubic, sponge phase micellosomes. The book will bring to the reader mechanistic aspects, compositional considerations, transition