This Review covers the recent developments (2005–2015) in the design, synthesis,
characterization, and application of thermotropic ionic liquid crystals. It was designed to give …

We have studied the electrical conductivity in monolayer films of an ionic disk-shaped liquid-
crystal molecule, pyridinium tethered with hexaalkoxytriphenylene (PyTp), and its complex …

Physical stability control of vesicle/DNA complexes is a key issue for the development of
catanionic vesicles composed of ion pair amphiphile (IPA) as DNA carriers. In this work …

Nanoarchitectonics through ionic self‐assembly at interfaces is an attractive approach to
obtain advanced functional materials. Here, a novel discotic dimer‐DNA complex hybrid …

A new luminescent ionic liquid crystal (ILC) with a positive charge in the aromatic central
core and two hydrophobic alkyl chains at the ends, called Ipz, has been synthesized and its …

We have studied the mechanical properties of films of a novel ionic discogen, pyridinium
tethered with hexaalkoxytriphenylene (PyTp) and its complex with DNA (PyTp− DNA) using …

Self-assembly of amphiphilic molecules largely depends on the structure and electronic
properties of the polar head groups. An important class of amphiphiles with technological …

Formation of complex monolayers between a dichain cationic surfactant, namely,
dihexadecyldimethylammonium bromide (DHDAB) and deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) at the …

To understand the self-assembly and molecular packing in cholesteryl esters relevant to
biological processes, we have studied them at the air-water and air-solid interfaces. Our …

A new luminescent ionic liquid crystal, called Ipz-2, has been synthesised and its
mesophase behaviour and also at the air–liquid interface has been studied and compared …