Dielectric relaxation and solvation dynamics of water in complex chemical and biological systems

N Nandi, K Bhattacharyya, B Bagchi - Chemical Reviews, 2000 - ACS Publications
Because of its unique properties, water drives many natural and biological processes. While
a detailed understanding of its precise role is still being unravelled, it is clear that the …

Interactions of small molecules with reverse micelles

JJ Silber, A Biasutti, E Abuin, E Lissi - Advances in Colloid and Interface …, 1999 - Elsevier
Reverse micelles, or water-in-oil microemulsions, incorporate a variety of solutes. The
distribution of the solute between the surrounding solvent and the micelles can be described …

Role of alcohols in the formation of inverse microemulsions and back extraction of proteins/enzymes in a reverse micellar system

DS Mathew, RS Juang - Separation and purification technology, 2007 - Elsevier
In this review, we attempt to describe the structure and formation of inverse microemulsion
with special emphasis on the role of alcohols in its formation. The review then focuses on the …

Properties of AOT aqueous and nonaqueous microemulsions sensed by optical molecular probes

RD Falcone, NM Correa, MA Biasutti, JJ Silber - Langmuir, 2000 - ACS Publications
Nonaqueous microemulsions of AOT in n-hexane and n-heptane by using six polar solvents
as water substitutes such as glycerol (GY), ethylene glycol (EG), propylene glycol (PG) …

Controlled synthesis of various hollow Cu nano/microstructures via a novel reduction route

Y Liu, Y Chu, Y Zhuo, L Dong, L Li… - Advanced functional …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Hollow Cu nano/microstructures are prepared by reduction of CuSO4· 5 H2O with glucose
by using a mild hydrothermal process. The X‐ray powder diffraction and energy‐dispersive …

Investigation on the structure of water/AOT/IPM/alcohols reverse micelles by conductivity, dynamic light scattering, and small angle X-ray scattering

X Zhang, Y Chen, J Liu, C Zhao… - The Journal of Physical …, 2012 - ACS Publications
We have systematically investigated the effect of alcohols (ethanol, propanol, butanol, and
pentanol) on the structure of the water/AOT/IPM system using conductivity, dynamic light …

Curcumin in reverse micelle: an example to control excited-state intramolecular proton transfer (ESIPT) in confined media

C Banerjee, C Ghatak, S Mandal, S Ghosh… - The Journal of …, 2013 - ACS Publications
In this Article, we focused on the modulation of the photophysical properties of curcumin, an
anti-cancer drug, in aqueous and nonaqueous reverse micelles of AOT in n-heptane using …

[HTML][HTML] Preparation and characterization of cyanocobalamin (Vit B12) microemulsion properties and structure for topical and transdermal application

A Salimi, BSM Zadeh… - Iranian journal of basic …, 2013 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Objective (s): The objective of this study was to design a topical microemulsion of Vit B 12
and to study the correlation between internal structure and physicochemical properties of the …

Structural analysis of an octameric resorcinarene self-assembly in toluene and its morphological transition by temperature

S Fujii, K Sakurai - The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, 2021 - ACS Publications
Calix [4] resorcinarene derivatives such as C-undecylcalix [4] resorcinarene self-assemble
into a hexameric capsule-like structure. This structure is expected in any apolar solvent, but …

The Aerosol OT + n-Butanol + n-Heptane + Water System:  Phase Behavior, Structure Characterization, and Application to Pt70Fe30 Nanoparticle Synthesis

AR Malheiro, LC Varanda, J Perez, HM Villullas - Langmuir, 2007 - ACS Publications
A phase diagram of the pseudo-ternary Aerosol OT (AOT)+ n-butanol/n-heptane/water
system, at a mass ratio of AOT/n-butanol= 2, is presented. Conductivity measurements …