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Fig. 13 Example of an electrically conducting LLC acid-doped polyaniline salt complex that
forms an L phase. Reproduced with permission from [97].

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LLC Materials for Catalysis

In addition to forming functional nanocomposites and optical materials, LLC
systems also have value in the area of catalysis. LLC phases have a num-
ber of features that make them amenable for accelerating chemical reaction
rates. For example, LLC phases have regular nanometer-scale water- or po-
lar solvent-filled cavities and hydrophobic domains of uniform size that are
close in size to typical small molecule substrates. These domains can afford
confined environments to encapsulate reactants and catalytic entities, thereby
increasing their local concentration and the probability of productive colli-