The combination of lyotropic liquid crystals (LLCs) and low-molecular-weight gelators (LMWGs) for the formation of lyotropic liquid crystal gels (LLC gels) leads to a versatile and complex material combining properties of both parent systems. We gelled the calamitic nematic N phases of a binary and ternary system using the LMWG 3,5-bis-(5-hexylcarbamoyl-pentoxy)-benzoic acid hexyl ester (BHPB-6). This binary system consists of the surfactant ,-dimethyl--ethyl-1-hexadecylammonium bromide (CDEAB) and water, whereas the ternary system consists of the surfactant ,,-trimethyl--tetradecylammonium bromide (CTAB), the cosurfactant -decanol, and water.
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Objective: To compare treatment success with antihypertensives and categorize by route of administration.
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