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Capillary viscometry measurements as a function of temperature were made on two lyotropic nematic liquid crystals involving the surfactants potassium laurate and sodium decylsulfate. The transitions between rod-like, disc-like, and biaxial phases are clearly seen, and the origins of the anomalies are discussed.
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