title: Stimuli-Responsive Cubosomes Formed from Blue Phase Liquid Crystals.
abstract: Cubosomes formed from blue phase liquid crystals (BPs) dispersed in aqueous media exhibit optical responses to biological amphiphiles. In this study, the formation of aqueous dispersions of BPs is reported, and the effects of confinement and lipids on the phase behavior, optical appearance, and morphology of BP droplets are characterized.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, 53706, USA.
authors.forename: Emre
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Bukusoglu
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, 53706, USA.
authors.forename: Xiaoguang
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Institute for Molecular Engineering, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, 60637, USA.
authors.forename: Jose A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Martinez-Gonzalez
authors.affiliation: Institute for Molecular Engineering, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, 60637, USA.
authors.forename: Juan J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: de Pablo
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, 53706, USA.
authors.forename: Nicholas L
authors.initials: NL
authors.lastname: Abbott
mesh_terms: D001565:Benzoates / Q000737:chemistry; D050866:Liquid Crystals / Q000737:chemistry*; D008958:Models, Molecular; D008968:Molecular Conformation; D014867:Water / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D001565:Benzoates; D014867:Water
keywords: biological adsorbates; blue phases; liquid crystals; microdroplets; responsive cubosomes