Figure 4.

A) Reciprocal space patterns of different space groups simulated by NANOCELL. B) 2D GISWAXD patterns for selfassembled lipid films of a bicontinuous cubic gyroid (Q^G), an inverted hexagonal (H_II), and a lamellar (Lα) structure from left to right. Films have highly ordered structures as indicated by spot patterns instead of rings. C) NANOCELL simulation overlaid onto the GISWAXD data. The fact that simulated patterns perfectly match with actual data proves that lipid self-assembled films have well-organised structures. D) Polarisation light microscopy images of lipid films with distinct textures. Optically isotropic cubic phases appear as a black background under the polariser while an inverted hexagonal phase shows focal conical texture and a lamellar phase (Lα) represents oily streaks with uniaxial texture. A nanostructure of each film is illustrated at the top of the figure. Reprinted by permission of the publisher (John Wiley and Sons) [13].