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2 µ m

(a)

(b)

1 µ m

1 µ m

(c)

- lactoglobulin fi brils assembly, after 2-h sonication treat-
ment, when confi ned in the (a) lamellar, the (b) cubic, and the (c) hexagonal phase.
The right column depicts the fi brils tracking needed for the calculation of the 2D order
parameter (Amar - Yuli et al., 2011 ).

Figure 7.8 AFM images of β

magnetic fi eld by 90° and clearing the alignment by raising the temperature
up to the micellar isotropic fl uid and cooling down, they realigned the hex-
agonal (Fig. 7.9c) and lamellar (Fig. 7.9f) domains in the same direction of the
applied fi eld. On the contrary, it was impossible to affect the alignment of the
isotropic cubic phase. Solely isotropic nonoriented 2D scattering patterns