Versatility of reverse micelles: From biomimetic models to nano (bio) sensor design

ML Arsene, I Răut, M Călin, ML Jecu, M Doni… - Processes, 2021 - mdpi.com
This paper presents an overview of the principal structural and dynamics characteristics of
reverse micelles (RMs) in order to highlight their structural flexibility and versatility, along …

Micellization and adsorption of zwitterionic surfactants at the air/water interface

AP Gerola, PFA Costa, F Nome, F Quina - Current opinion in colloid & …, 2017 - Elsevier
Zwitterionic surfactants are formally neutral but with headgroups containing both a positive
charge center and a negative charge center separated from each other by a spacer group …

Biosensor based on laccase-halloysite nanotube and imidazolium zwitterionic surfactant for dopamine determination

NO Decarli, E Zapp, BS de Souza, ER Santana… - Biochemical …, 2022 - Elsevier
Zwitterionic surfactants incorporated nanomaterials and biomolecules structures offers
enhanced catalytic activities and stabilities in biosensing. Herein, we present the …

Electrochemical sensor based on gold nanoparticles stabilized in poly (allylamine hydrochloride) for determination of vanillin

TR Silva, D Brondani, E Zapp, I Cruz Vieira - Electroanalysis, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Gold nanoparticles stabilized in poly (allylamine hydrochloride)(AuNP‐PAH) were
synthesized, characterized and applied in the development of a new sensor for the …

Imidazolium-based zwitterionic surfactants: characterization of normal and reverse micelles and stabilization of nanoparticles

FD Souza, BS Souza, DW Tondo, EC Leopoldino… - Langmuir, 2015 - ACS Publications
This paper presents the physicochemical properties of micellar aggregates formed from a
series of zwitterionic surfactants of the type 3-(1-alkyl-3-imidazolio) propane-sulfonate (ImS3 …

The chameleon effect in zwitterionic micelles: Binding of anions and cations and use as nanoparticle stabilizing agents

E Drinkel, FD Souza, HD Fiedler, F Nome - Current opinion in colloid & …, 2013 - Elsevier
Zwitterionic surfactants are relatively overlooked and some of their properties resemble
those of ionic and non-ionic surfactants, but others are unique. There is unimpeachable …

Mixed systems based on erucyl amidopropyl betaine and nanoparticles: self-organization and rheology

GA Gaynanova, AR Valiakhmetova… - Journal of Surfactants …, 2015 - Springer
The aggregation behavior and flow characteristics of systems based on zwitterionic
surfactant, erucyl amidopropyl betaine, silica and alumina nanoparticles in a wide range of …

Enzymatic biosensors based on inga-cipo peroxidase immobilised on sepiolite for TBHQ quantification

TR de Oliveira, GF Grawe, SK Moccelini, AJ Terezo… - Analyst, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
Sepiolite clay mineral was used as a support for the immobilisation of the peroxidase
enzyme from ingá-cipó (Inga edulis Mart.) and was used with graphite powder, multi-walled …

Zwitterionic surfactant stabilized palladium nanoparticles as catalysts in aromatic nitro compound reductions

FD Souza, H Fiedler, F Nome - Journal of the Brazilian Chemical …, 2016 - SciELO Brasil
Palladium nanoparticles (NPs) stabilized by ImS3-14, a zwitterionic surfactant structurally
related to ionic liquids, are revealed here to be good catalysts for the reduction of a large …

Electrochemical sensor based on rhodium nanoparticles stabilized in zwitterionic surfactant for p-coumaric acid analysis

L Moreira Ferreira, F Dutra de Souza… - Canadian Journal of …, 2017 - cdnsciencepub.com
A new sensor was developed for the analysis of phenolic compounds by coating the surface
of a glassy carbon electrode (GCE) with rhodium nanoparticles stabilized in 3-(1-tetradecyl …