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Published in final edited form as: J Phys Chem B. 2009 Mar 26;113(12):3694–3703. doi: 10.1021/jp806863z

Figure 1.

Figure 1

Schematic depictions of the internal nanostructure of the three previously describes phases of CL–DNA complexes. (A) Structure of the lamellar LαC phase of CL–DNA complexes with alternating lipid bilayers–DNA monolayers.20 (B) Structure of the inverted hexagonal HIIC phase of CL–DNA complexes, comprised of DNA inserted within inverse lipid tubules, which are arranged on a hexagonal lattice.19 (C) Structure of the hexagonal HIC phase of CL–DNA complexes, where the large dendritic cationic lipid headgroup leads to the formation of rod-like lipid micelles arranged on a hexagonal lattice with DNA inserted within the interstices with honeycomb symmetry.18 Reprinted in part with permission from18,19. HIC phase images © 2006 American Chemical Society.