Simulations of morphology control of self‐assembled amphiphilic surfactants

Q Zhu, DR Tree - Journal of Polymer Science, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
One of the grand challenges of amphiphilic self‐assembly is the design of ordered structures
whose morphology or shape can be explicitly and dynamically controlled by adjusting the …

Applications of small-angle X-ray scattering/small-angle neutron scattering and cryogenic transmission electron microscopy to understand self-assembly of surfactants

Y Fan, Y Wang - Current Opinion in Colloid & Interface Science, 2019 - Elsevier
The self-assembling structures and dynamics of surfactants determine most of their
macroscopic physicochemical properties and performances. Herein, we review recent work …

Fabrication and mechanism study of the fast spontaneous emulsification of crude oil with anionic/cationic surfactants as an enhanced oil recovery (EOR) method for …

Z Li, W Kang, B Bai, H Wu, C Gou, Y Yuan, D Xu… - Energy & …, 2019 - ACS Publications
An emulsion that can be fast and spontaneously formed in reservoirs will be greatly
beneficial to the oil recovery improvement in low-permeability reservoirs. Herein, an ultralow …

Physicochemistry of CTAB-SDS interacted catanionic micelle-vesicle forming system: An extended exploration

A Mal, S Bag, S Ghosh, SP Moulik - Colloids and Surfaces A …, 2018 - Elsevier
Interaction between cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB) and sodium dodecylsulfate
(SDS) has been known to form different types of assemblies. The mixed surfactant solutions …

Enhanced intercellular release of anticancer drug by using nano-sized catanionic vesicles of doxorubicin hydrochloride and gemini surfactants

A Srivastava, C Liu, J Lv, W Qiao - Journal of Molecular Liquids, 2018 - Elsevier
In this study, we provide an alternative formulation to develop gemini surfactant (GSs)–drug
nano-sized catanionic vesicles with multi stimuli-responsiveness, which have great potential …

Equilibrium and dynamic surface properties of cationic/anionic surfactant mixtures based on bisquaternary ammonium salt

SJ Li, L Lai, P Mei, Y Li, L Cheng, ZH Ren… - Journal of Molecular …, 2018 - Elsevier
The interaction behavior and the process of mixed micellization for binary mixtures of
bisquaternary ammonium salt (BQAS) and sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) were investigated …

Surface properties and phase behavior of Gemini/conventional surfactant mixtures based on multiple quaternary ammonium salts

QX Mei, L Lai, SJ Li, P Mei, YQ Wang, QL Ma… - Journal of Molecular …, 2019 - Elsevier
The mixing properties of Gemini surfactants are significantly important to the large-scale
application of these surfactants. In this study, we studied the mixing properties of multiple …

Innovative approaches to cationic and anionic (catanionic) amphiphiles self-assemblies: Synthesis, properties, and industrial applications

B Sharma, L Pérez-García, GR Chaudhary… - Advances in Colloid and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Meeting the contemporary demand for the development of functional, biocompatible, and
environmentally friendly self-assembled structures using efficient, cost-effective, and energy …

Interfacial Composition of Surfactant Aggregates in the Presence of Fragrance: A Chemical Trapping Study

J Gong, K Yao, Q Sun, Y Sun, L Sun, C Liu, B Xu, J Tan… - Molecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
In recent years, there has been increasing interest in daily-use chemical products providing
a pleasant scent. The added fragrance molecules may induce microstructural transitions of …

Ionic-surfactants-based thermotropic liquid crystals

Z Huang, P Qi, Y Liu, C Chai, Y Wang… - Physical Chemistry …, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Thermotropic liquid crystals (TLCs) are a series of soft materials with ordered arrangements
of repeating structural units in a certain range of temperature. Specifically, the TLCs …