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Fig. 5. GIXD pattern (a) and (b) Bragg rod profile of MMG on an aqueous surface and (c) the
XR trace. The GIXD pattern and Bragg rod are diagnostic of hexagonal packing of the lipid
on the surface and the XR trace indicates the presence of a lipid thickness corresponding to a
monolayer. GIXD pattern (d) and (e) of -haematin nucleated with MMG and (f) XR trace
demonstrating the {100} face is aligned with the surface (de Villiers et al., 2009). Reprinted
with permission from: K.A. de Villiers, M. Osipova, T.E. Mabotha, I. Solomonov, Y.
Feldman, K. Kjaer, I. Weissbuch, T.J. Egan, L. Leiserowitz, L. Oriented nucleation of -
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Fig. 6. TEM images of -haematin crystals nucleated at the surface of MSG synthetic lipid
droplets. Scale bars = 50 nm (Hoang et al., 2010a). Reprinted with permission from: A.N.
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