Flydende krystaller kan klassificeres i [[termotropisk]]e og [[lyotropisk]]e flydende krystaller. Termotropiske flydende krystaller udviser faseovergange som funktion af [[temperatur]]en, hvorimod lyotropiske flydende krystaller udviser faseovergange som funktion af [[Stofmængdekoncentration|koncentrationen]] af [[mesogen]] i en [[opløsning (kemi)|opløsning]] (typisk vand) såvel som temperatur.
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