Figure 5
Temperature–composition phase diagram of the monoolein–water system determined under conditions of use in the heating and cooling directions from 20°C. A schematic representation of the various phase states is included, in which coloured zones represent water. The liquid crystalline phases below ∼17°C are undercooled and metastable (Qiu & Caffrey, 2000). Abbreviations: FI, fluid isotropic phase; HII, inverted hexagonal phase; Lα, lamellar liquid crystalline phase; Lc, lamellar crystal phase. Reprinted with permission from Caffrey (2009). Copyright (2009) Annual Reviews. |