Figure 9
Morphologies of glycolipid nanotubes. Transmission electron microscope images of (A) twisted, (B) coiled, and (C) tubular one-dimensional assemblies of glycolipids. Reproduced from reference [128] with permission. Copyright 2005 by the American Chemical Society. (D) Schematic cross-section of the interdigitated lamellar layers of single hydrocarbon chain glycolipids in the nanotube membrane. The glycolipid headgroup is represented in red and the hydrocarbon chain in grey.