On the shape and connections of micelles: electron microscopy imaging inspiring thermodynamic modelling

D Danino, T Zemb - Current Opinion in Colloid & Interface Science, 2022 - Elsevier
We illustrate in this review the dynamic interplay, in the last three decades, between
progress in imaging of dynamic objects such as micelles and the ripening of predictive …

Saturated C22-tailed cationic surfactant in concentrated brine: Structural evolution of wormlike micelles and rheological properties

Y Shang, J Wang, J Doutch, P Li, Q Yin, X Cao… - Journal of Molecular …, 2023 - Elsevier
Saturated C 22-tailed ultra-long-chain imparts cationic surfactant stable chemical structure
and strong hydrophobic interaction that favors the generation of wormlike micelles in brine …

Analytical modeling of micelle growth. 4. Molecular thermodynamics of wormlike micelles from ionic surfactants: Theory vs. experiment

KD Danov, PA Kralchevsky, RD Stanimirova… - Journal of Colloid and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Hypotheses The aggregation number and length of spherocylindrical (rodlike, wormlike)
micelles in solutions of an ionic surfactant and salt can be predicted knowing the molecular …

Model predictive control for wormlike micelles (WLMs): Application to a system of CTAB and NaCl

S Pahari, J Moon, M Akbulut, S Hwang… - … Research and Design, 2021 - Elsevier
Wormlike micelles (WLMs), which are the self-assemblies of amphiphilic surfactants, have
gained attention in various applications due to their unique 'living'nature (ie, union-scission) …

Reaction-diffusion model to quantify and visualize mass transfer and deactivation within core-shell polymeric microreactors

KB Goh, Z Li, X Chen, Q Liu, T Wu - Journal of Colloid and Interface …, 2022 - Elsevier
Hypothesis The performance of a polymeric core–shell microreactor depends critically on (i)
mass transfer,(ii) catalyzed chemical reaction, and (iii) deactivation within the nonuniform …

Molecular basis for the morphological transitions of surfactant wormlike micelles triggered by encapsulated nonpolar molecules

G Zaldivar, M Conda-Sheridan, M Tagliazucchi - Langmuir, 2021 - ACS Publications
Surfactant wormlike micelles are prone to experience morphological changes, including the
transition to spherical micelles, upon the addition of nonpolar additives. These …

Scission energies of surfactant wormlike micelles loaded with nonpolar additives

G Zaldivar, M Conda-Sheridan… - Journal of Colloid and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Hypothesis The previously observed effects of nonpolar additives on the scission energy
and rheological properties of surfactant wormlike micelles can be explained in terms of the …

Peculiarities of alkylamidopropyldimethylbenzylammonium (Miramistin) in the relationship to lysozyme in comparison with quaternary ammonium surfactants …

MG Chernysheva, AV Shnitko, HS Skrabkova… - Colloids and Surfaces A …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Benzyldimethyl [3-[(1-oxotetradecyl) amino] propyl] ammonium chloride available
as Miramistin is an effective antimicrobial agent, but its colloidal properties and interaction …

[HTML][HTML] Enhanced solubility of methyl ester sulfonates below their Krafft points in mixed micellar solutions

VI Yavrukova, KD Danov, TG Slavova… - Journal of Colloid and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Hypothesis Methyl ester sulfonates (MES) show limited water solubility at lower
temperatures (Krafft point). One way to increase their solubility below their Krafft points is to …

Synthesis and formation mechanism of PANI nanotubes prepared via facile aqueous solution polymerization

X Wu, Y Wang, Y Xiao, Y Han, T Li, Y Ma - Synthetic Metals, 2022 - Elsevier
Polyaniline nanotubes were fabricated using itaconic acid as dopant and soft template via
facile aqueous solution polymerization. On basis of scanning electron microscopy (SEM) …