Use of Liquid Crystalline Phases

As discussed in the chapter on phase behaviour of surfactants, the latter produce liquid crystalline phases at high concentrations. Three main types of liquid crystals can be identified Hexagonal phase (sometimes referred to as middle phase), cubic phase and lamellar (neat phase). All these structures are highly viscous and they 

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Heertje et al. (1998) have reported on the use of liquid crystalline phases in the structuring of food systems. They mention as a practical example a fat-free margarine that... 

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