Lipid cubic phase with an organic-inorganic hybrid structure formed by organoalkoxysilane lipid

A lipid cubic phase encompassing a cross-linked siloxane structure was formed by the self-assembly of a synthetic organoalkoxysilane lipid in water. The spontaneous sol-gel reaction of the alkoxysilane moiety on the lipid head group produced an organic-inorganic hybrid material with a double gyroid Ia3d cubic structure. A lipid cubic phase encompassing a cross-linked siloxane structure was formed by the self-assembly of a synthetic organoalkoxysilane lipid.