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L
α
P
β
L
β
L
c
Fig. 3.2
To p
to
bottom
structures schematically represent: fluid (
L
α
), ripple (
P
β
), gel (
L
β
), and
pseudocrystalline or subgel (
L
c
) states, respectively, in the organization of lamellar bilayer phases
of PC [
10
,
32
]. Each lipid is schematically represented with a head group (
black sphere
)andtwo
tails. Various lamellar phases correspond to different organizations and orientations of the lipids
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