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lyotropic

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lyotropic /lyo·tro·pic/ (-tro´pik) lyophilic.
ly·o·trop·ic (l-trpk, -trpk)
adj.
Lyophilic.

lyotropic
readily soluble.


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To create a breathable barrier, Gin and his colleagues turned to a lyotropic liquid crystal, which has two different ends: one water loving, the other water repelling.
8 Progress in Structural Transformation in Lyotropic Liquid Crystals
Although scientists typically study an organism's DNA in a watery solution, Davidson's team reduces the amount of water until the genetic material forms liquid crystalline phases called lyotropic phase transitions.
 
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