Lyotropic liquid crystal
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Lyotropic liquid crystals result when amphiphiles, which are both hydrophobic and hydrophilic, dissolve into a solution that behaves both like a liquid and a solid crystal. This liquid crystalline mes
A highly viscous cubic phase gel made of polysorbate 80, water, and liquid paraffin.
Schematic showing the aggregation of amphiphiles into micelles and then into lyotropic liquid crystalline phases as a function of amphiphile concentration and of temperature.
Kevlar
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Kevlar is a strong, heat-resistant synthetic fiber, related to other aramids such as Nomex and Technora. Developed by Stephanie Kwolek at DuPont in 1965, the high-strength material was first used comm
Lyotropic liquid crystal
…Cellulose and cellulose derivatives form lyotropic liquid crystal phases as do nanocrystalline (nanocellulose) suspensions. Other examples include DNA and Kevlar, which dissolve in sulfuric acid to give a lyotropic phase. It is noted that in these cases the solvent acts to lower the melting point of the materials…
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Pieces of a Kevlar helmet used to help absorb the blast of a grenade
Kevlar is a very popular material for racing canoes.
Fire poi on a beach in San Francisco