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We report the first observation of chiral colloidal liquid crystals of rod-like particles from a low molecular weight organic compound—phytosterols. Based on the particles shape and crystal structure, we attribute this phenomenon to chiral distribution of surface charge on the surface of neighbouring rods.
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