Limiting Hydration Phase Behaviour of Glycolipids: A Review

Abstract

In the chemistry of material states, liquid crystals (LC) are substances that appear to be liquids but really have molecules structured in layers resembling crystals. These substances originate when matter undergoes a transformation and the molecules inside that state are rearranged. According to Aljamali (2021), the term "liquid crystal" refers to an intermediate state whose composition is limited to two different states: a regular, irregular liquid state, in which the particles of a substance move randomly, and a regular, crystalline solid state, in which the particles are constrained in motion and have a three-dimensional geometric system. Glycolipids are one of the common types of liquid crystals