Heterocyclic cationic gemini surfactants: a comparative overview of their synthesis, self‐assembling, physicochemical, and biological properties

VD Sharma, MA Ilies - Medicinal research reviews, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Gemini surfactants (GS) are presently receiving substantial attention due to their special self‐
assembling properties and unique interfacial activity. This comprehensive review is focused …

Biomedical hydrogels fabricated using diels–alder crosslinking

F Cadamuro, L Russo, F Nicotra - European Journal of Organic …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The Diels–Alder (DA) cycloaddition is one of the best methods for biomaterials conjugation
to generate tools for biomedical applications. It is a biocompatible one‐step reaction …

Chemiluminescence resonance energy transfer efficiency and donor–acceptor distance: from qualitative to quantitative

J Lou, X Tang, H Zhang, W Guan… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Since its birth in 1967, the utilization of chemiluminescence resonance energy transfer
(CRET) has made substantial progress in a variety of fields for its unique features. However …

Synthesis and design of aggregation‐induced emission surfactants: direct observation of micelle transitions and microemulsion droplets

W Guan, W Zhou, C Lu, BZ Tang - Angewandte Chemie, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
The direct visualization of micelle transitions is a long‐standing challenge owing to the
intractable aggregation‐caused quenching of light emission in the micelle solution. Herein …

Fluorescence microscopy as an alternative to electron microscopy for microscale dispersion evaluation of organic–inorganic composites

W Guan, S Wang, C Lu, BZ Tang - Nature communications, 2016 - nature.com
Inorganic dispersion is of great importance for actual implementation of advanced properties
of organic–inorganic composites. Currently, electron microscopy is the most conventional …

Multifunctional gemini surfactants: structure, synthesis, properties and applications

BE Brycki, IH Kowalczyk, A Szulc… - Application and …, 2017 - books.google.com
Geminicationic surfactants are compounds which are composed of two hydrophilic head
groups and two hydrophobic tails linked by a spacer at the head groups or closed to them …

Nontraditional luminescent molecular aggregates encapsulated by wormlike silica nanoparticles for latent fingerprint detection

X Xu, F He, H Yan, F Huo, H Dong, L Liu… - … Applied Materials & …, 2021 - ACS Publications
The phenomenon of nontraditional luminescence has attracted wide attention and curiosity
of researchers due to its inexplicable photoluminescence paradigm without aromatic or …

A facile gemini surfactant-improved dispersion of carbon nanotubes in polystyrene

G Sun, G Chen, J Liu, J Yang, J Xie, Z Liu, R Li, X Li - Polymer, 2009 - Elsevier
Debundling and dispersion of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) are very important for preparation
of polymer/CNT nanocomposites. In the present study, a self-prepared gemini surfactant, 6 …

Effect of amide bonds on the self-assembly of gemini surfactants

J Hoque, S Gonuguntla, V Yarlagadda… - Physical Chemistry …, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
This study provides an insight into the micellar aggregation properties in aqueous solutions
of various gemini surfactants bearing one or more amide groups at the side chains and/or in …

Study on the properties of multi-walled carbon nanotubes reinforced poly (vinyl alcohol) composites

EM Sadek, DE El-Nashar, AA Ward… - Journal of Polymer …, 2018 - Springer
Nanocomposite films based on polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) and multi-walled carbon nanotubes
(MWCNTs) at different weight ratios (ie 0.0, 0.5, 1.0, 1.5, 2.0 wt%), were prepared by …