Thermotropic and lyotropic phase behaviour of monoalkyl glycosides P. Sakya, J.M. Seddon and V. Vill Liq. Monosaccharide headgroups V. Vill, H.M. von Minden, M.H.J. Koch, U . Seydel, K. Brandenburg Chem. Lipids and Steroids Lipids like paraffins give ordered phases like smectic B. Steroids are special class of chiral lipids, which give less ordered phases and smectic A phases without phase separation. The relationship between thermotropic properties and biological functions is not clear yet.
Steroids are a very suitable source for chiral liquid crystals.
Steroidal ether lipids with liquid crystalline properties V. Vill and N. Weber Chem. The study of aliphatic rings can be used to quantify the influence of the conformation and global molecular shape on mesogenic properties. Metallomesogens A. Mori, M. Takemoto, R. Mori, H. Takeshita, S. Ujiie Chem. New Twin-Type Troponoid Liquid Crystals with a Smectic C Phase A. Mori, M. Takemoto, V. Vill Chem. Convergent Synthesis of Columnar Twins and Tetramers from Triphenylene Building Blocks.