Effects of CuCl𝟐 on the Lyotropic Liquid Crystalline Behavior in Nonaqueous and Aqueous Medium : Figure 1

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Figure 1: The optical texture of fresh (Col. 1), quenched (Col. 2), and aged (Col. 3) nonaqueous ternary mixtures having metal salt ratio 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, and 10 wt%, respectively. The optical texture of fresh (Col. 1), quenched (Col. 2), and aged (Col. 3) aqueous ternary mixtures having metal salt ratio 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, and 10 wt%, respectively.