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Li H, Lin Z, Chen Z, Cui Z, Lei L, Song B. Wormlike micellar solutions formed by an anionic surfactant and a cationic surfactant with two head groups. SOFT MATTER 2024; 20:978-984. [PMID: 38193854 DOI: 10.1039/d3sm01416a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2024]
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Innovation in the molecular structure of surfactants is important for the preparation of soft materials with novel properties. In this study, we synthesized a cationic surfactant, N1,N1,N1,N1,N3,N3,N3-pentamethyl-N3-(3-stearamidopropyl)propane-1,3-diammonium bromide, hereafter referred to as C18-DQA. Unlike conventional cationic surfactants, C18-DQA contains two quaternary ammonium head groups and a long-saturated alkyl chain equal to a chain length of 21 carbon atoms. C18-DQA exhibits a low Krafft point of ∼0 °C and a water solubility >1000 mM at 25 °C. The critical micelle concentration (cmc) of C18-DQA was determined to be 0.59 mM using the Nile red method. C18-DQA was mixed with sodium laurate (SL) at different molar ratios to produce transparent solutions with excellent viscoelasticity over a wide concentration range. The 1 : 1.5 molar ratio C18-DQA/SL mixed solutions exhibited gel-like behavior for a total surfactant concentration of 2.88 wt% (75 mM). The solution with a total surfactant concentration of 300 mM (120 mM C18-DQA and 180 mM SL) achieved a maximum zero-shear viscosity (η0) of 4224 Pa s. Cryogenic transmission electron microscopy analysis revealed the formation of extremely long wormlike micelles, with a cross-sectional diameter of 5 nm and contour length >3 μm, in the mixed solutions. C18-DQA and SL molecules were drawn close by electrostatic attractions, leading to a suitable molecular geometry for the extensive growth of wormlike micelles. This work will act as an important reference for the future preparation of highly viscoelastic solutions by mixing cationic and anionic surfactants. The proposed system is also expected to have potential applications in cosmetic formulations, home care products, and oilfield fracturing fluids.
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- Hongye Li
- The Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Biological Colloids, Ministry of Education, School of Chemical and Material Engineering, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, P. R. China.
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- The Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Biological Colloids, Ministry of Education, School of Chemical and Material Engineering, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, P. R. China.
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- The Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Biological Colloids, Ministry of Education, School of Chemical and Material Engineering, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, P. R. China.
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- The Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Biological Colloids, Ministry of Education, School of Chemical and Material Engineering, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, P. R. China.
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of Jinan, Jinan, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Biological Colloids, Ministry of Education, School of Chemical and Material Engineering, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, P. R. China.
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Gavrilko T, Gnatyuk I, Styopkin V, Shcherban N, Baran J, Drozd M. Molecular dynamics and thermo physical properties of solid catanionic surfactants composed of octadecyltrimethylammonium bromide and n-alkanoic acids. J Mol Struct 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molstruc.2023.135436] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/05/2023]
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Smirnova SV, Apyari VV. Aqueous Two-Phase Systems Based on Cationic and Anionic Surfactants Mixture for Rapid Extraction and Colorimetric Determination of Synthetic Food Dyes. SENSORS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 23:3519. [PMID: 37050583 PMCID: PMC10099167 DOI: 10.3390/s23073519] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2023] [Revised: 03/24/2023] [Accepted: 03/26/2023] [Indexed: 06/19/2023]
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In this study, aqueous two-phase systems (ATPSs) containing a cationic and anionic surfactants mixture were used for the preconcentration of the synthetic food dyes Allura Red AC, Azorubine, Sunset Yellow, Tartrazine, and Fast Green FCF. A rapid, simple, low cost, affordable, and environmentally friendly methodology based on microextraction in ATPSs, followed by spectrophotometric/colorimetric determination of the dyes, is proposed. The ATPSs are formed in mixtures of benzethonium chloride (BztCl) and sodium N-lauroylsarcosinate (NaLS) or sodium dihexylsulfosuccinate (NaDHSS) under the molar ratio close to equimolar at the total surfactant concentration of 0.01-0.20 M. The density, viscosity, polarity, and water content in the surfactant-rich phases at an equimolar ratio BztCl:NaA were determined. The effects of pH, total surfactant concentration, dye concentration, and time of extraction/centrifugation were investigated, and the optimum conditions for the quantitative extraction of dyes were established. The smartphone-based colorimetric determination was employed directly in the extract without separating the aqueous phase. The analytical performance (calibration linearity, precision, limits of detection and quantification, reproducibility, and preconcentration factor) and comparison of the spectrophotometric and smartphone-based colorimetric determination of dyes were evaluated. The method was applied to the determination of dyes in food samples and food-processing industrial wastewater.
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- Department of Chemistry, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow 119991, Russia;
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Sood AK, Sethi O, Aggarwal M. Evaluation of mixed micellar interactions of
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- Ashwani Kumar Sood
- Department of Chemistry, UGC Centre for Advanced Studies II Guru Nanak Dev University Amritsar India
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- Department of Chemistry, UGC Centre for Advanced Studies II Guru Nanak Dev University Amritsar India
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Trindade SG, Piculell L, Loh W. Versatile Diblock Polyampholytes Can Form Two Types of Charged and Internally Structured Core-Shell Particles by Complexation with Cationic or Anionic Surfactants. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2022; 38:2906-2918. [PMID: 35189060 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.1c03322] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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We used diblock poly(acrylic acid)-b-poly(2-dimethylamino ethyl methacrylate) (PAA-b-PDMAEMA) polyampholytes to prepare core-shell complexes with ionic surfactants. The dispersions have been characterized by means of small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS), cryogenic transmission electron microscopy (Cryo-TEM), dynamic light-scattering, and zeta potential methods. Using cationic or anionic surfactants it is possible to produce particles with either positively or negatively charged shells, both having an internal liquid-crystalline core structure. For the different systems, different preparation protocols were found to be successful to produce stable and reproducible particles. The particle morphologies depend on the surfactant used. Complexes with the cationic surfactant hexadecyltrimethylammonium (CTA+) form oblate particles, while complexes with dodecyl sulfate (DS-) form cylindrical rods. In both complexes, the smallest dimension of the core does not exceed twice the block length of the core-forming polymer block. For the particles with CTA+, nonelectrostatic attractive interactions among the PDMAEMA chains in the shells seem to be present, affecting the particle shape. In both types of particles, the surfactant in the core forms rod-like aggregates, arranged in a two-dimensional hexagonal structure with the surfactant rods aligned with the axis of rotational symmetry in the particle. With charged polymer chains in the shell, the aggregates present a striking stability over time, displaying no change in particle size over the time scale investigated (10 months). Nevertheless, the aggregates are highly dynamic in nature, and their shapes and structures can be changed dramatically in dispersion, without intermediate precipitation, by changes in the composition of the medium. Specifically, a transition from aggregates with cationic surfactant to aggregates with anionic surfactant can be achieved.
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- Suelen G Trindade
- Institute of Chemistry, University of Campinas (UNICAMP), P.O. Box 6154, Campinas, São Paulo 13083-970, Brazil
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- Division of Physical Chemistry, Lund University, P.O. Box 124, Lund S-221 00, Sweden
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- Institute of Chemistry, University of Campinas (UNICAMP), P.O. Box 6154, Campinas, São Paulo 13083-970, Brazil
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Saha D, Ray D, Kumar S, Kohlbrecher J, Aswal VK. Interaction of a bovine serum albumin (BSA) protein with mixed anionic-cationic surfactants and the resultant structure. SOFT MATTER 2021; 17:6972-6984. [PMID: 34236073 DOI: 10.1039/d1sm00264c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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The interaction of a bovine serum albumin (BSA) protein with the mixture of anionic sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) and cationic dodecyltrimethylammonium bromide (DTAB) has been investigated by small-angle neutron scattering (SANS) and dynamic light scattering (DLS). Both SDS and DTAB as individuals interact electrostatically as well as hydrophobically with BSA and form connected protein-decorated micelle like complexes in the aqueous solution, in which the well-defined surfactant micelles are organized along the randomly distributed unfolded polypeptide chain of the protein. The protein-surfactant interaction has been tuned by adding different molar mixtures of SDS and DTAB in BSA aqueous solution. It is found that a lower molar fraction of either surfactant in the protein-mixed surfactant complexes results in the formation of a connected protein-decorated micelle structure similar to those of pure surfactants. As the molar fraction of one of the surfactants in the mixture approaches the equimolar fraction, the structure formed by the protein-mixed surfactant is very different from the connected protein-decorated micelle like structure. Different microstructures of BSA-mixed surfactant complexes are formed, mostly governed by the structure of mixed surfactants arising from the strong electrostatic interaction of oppositely charged components. In this case, unfolded proteins wrap the structures of mixed surfactants around their surface. Along with the connected protein-decorated micelle like structure, rod-like and bilayer vesicles of protein-surfactant complexes are formed at different molar fractions of mixed surfactants.
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- Debasish Saha
- Solid State Physics Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai 400 085, India.
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- Solid State Physics Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai 400 085, India.
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- Solid State Physics Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai 400 085, India.
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- Laboratory for Neutron Scattering and Imaging, Paul Scherrer Institut, CH-5232 PSI Villigen, Switzerland
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- Solid State Physics Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai 400 085, India. and Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai 400 094, India
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Elokhov AM, Khomutova AO, Denisova SA. Phase Equilibria and the Extraction of Metals in Oxyethylated Alkylamine–Anionic Surfactant–Water Systems. RUSSIAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY A 2021. [DOI: 10.1134/s0036024421060108] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Olutaş EB. Interactions in mixed micellar systems comprising chiral cationic amino acid based and conventional anionic surfactants. J Mol Liq 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2018.10.138] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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He X, Wang L, Wu J, Yang J, Ma W, Bai L, Zhao B, Song B. The Effects of Amide Bonds and Aromatic Rings on the Surface Properties and Antimicrobial Activity of Cationic Surfactants. J SURFACTANTS DETERG 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/jsde.12221] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Xianyou He
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; Qiqihar University; Qiqihar, 161006 China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; Qiqihar University; Qiqihar, 161006 China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; Qiqihar University; Qiqihar, 161006 China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; Qiqihar University; Qiqihar, 161006 China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; Qiqihar University; Qiqihar, 161006 China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; Qiqihar University; Qiqihar, 161006 China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; Qiqihar University; Qiqihar, 161006 China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; Qiqihar University; Qiqihar, 161006 China
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Hao LS, Wu J, Peng YR, Wang Y, Xiao K, Hu Y, Nan YQ. Short-Chain n-Alcohol-Induced Changes in Phase Behaviors of Aqueous Mixed Cationic/Anionic Surfactant System. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2018; 34:7319-7333. [PMID: 29878790 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.8b00320] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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The short-chain n-alcohol-induced changes in phase behaviors of aqueous mixed 1,3-propanediyl bis(dodecyl dimethylammonium bromide) (12-3-12) and sodium dodecyl sulfonate (AS) system have been investigated. For the 12-3-12/AS/H2O mixed system, there are two kinds of aqueous two-phase systems with excess cationic surfactant (ATPS-C). The molar ratio of 12-3-12 to AS (MR12-3-12/AS) and the total surfactant concentration ( mT) in the top phase are smaller than those in the bottom phase of ATPS-C. It is worth noting that the addition of ethanol or n-propanol leads to different influences on the ATPS-C. Molecular dynamics (MD) simulation results illustrate that the different influences ascribe to the difference in the cosurfactant effect of ethanol and n-propanol. When ethanol is used as additive, the difference in mT leads to the difference in interactions between surfactants and ethanol for the two coexisting phases of ATPS-C, determining the difference in their combination ability with the mixed solvent. It is the main reason for the ethanol-induced phase inversion of the first kind of ATPS-C. When n-propanol is added, in addition to mT, MR12-3-12/AS is also a key factor influencing the interactions between 12-3-12 and AS and between surfactants and n-propanol due to the stronger cosurfactant effect of n-propanol. MD simulations indicate that vesicles with smaller MR12-3-12/AS are easier and faster to form. These vesicles spontaneously accumulate at the top phase accompanied by certain amount of mixed solvent transferred from the bottom phase of ATPS-C. Meanwhile, the competition for the mixed solvent arising from the surfactant-rich bottom phase prevents the transferring. The two factors work together to cause the increase of mT in the top phase of ATPS-C with the addition of n-propanol, leading to n-propanol-induced phase concentration inversion rather than phase inversion of ATPS-C. On the basis of the experimental results and MD simulations, ethanol-induced phase inversion mechanism or n-propanol-induced phase concentration inversion mechanism of ATPS-C has been proposed.
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- Li-Sheng Hao
- Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Traditional Chinese Medicine Research (Ministry of Education of China), College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering , Hunan Normal University , Changsha 410081 , China
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- Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Traditional Chinese Medicine Research (Ministry of Education of China), College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering , Hunan Normal University , Changsha 410081 , China
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- Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Traditional Chinese Medicine Research (Ministry of Education of China), College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering , Hunan Normal University , Changsha 410081 , China
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- Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Traditional Chinese Medicine Research (Ministry of Education of China), College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering , Hunan Normal University , Changsha 410081 , China
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- Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Traditional Chinese Medicine Research (Ministry of Education of China), College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering , Hunan Normal University , Changsha 410081 , China
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- Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Traditional Chinese Medicine Research (Ministry of Education of China), College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering , Hunan Normal University , Changsha 410081 , China
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- Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Traditional Chinese Medicine Research (Ministry of Education of China), College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering , Hunan Normal University , Changsha 410081 , China
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Phase equilibria and extraction of metal cations in the systems based on synergistic mixtures of potassium bis(alkylpolyoxyethylene)phosphate and alkylbenzyldimethylammonium chloride. Russ Chem Bull 2018. [DOI: 10.1007/s11172-018-2060-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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Jenkins SI, Collins CM, Khaledi MG. Perfluorinated Alcohols Induce Complex Coacervation in Mixed Surfactants. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2016; 32:2321-2330. [PMID: 26881998 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.5b04701] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Recently, we reported a unique and nearly ubiquitous phenomenon of inducing simple and complex coacervation in solutions of a broad variety of individual and mixed amphiphiles and over a wide range of concentrations and mole fractions. This paper describes a novel type of biphasic separation in aqueous solutions of mixed cationic-anionic (catanionic) surfactants induced by hexafluoroisopropanol (HFIP). The test cases included mixtures of cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB) and sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) (surfactants with different carbon chain lengths) as well as dodecyltrimethylammonium bromide (DTAB) with SDS (surfactants with the same carbon chain lengths). The CTAB-SDS-HFIP coacervate systems can be produced at many different mole ratios of surfactant, but DTAB-SDS-HFIP formed only coacervates at equimolar (1:1) mole ratios of DTAB and SDS. The phase-transition behavior of both systems was studied over a wide range of surfactant and HFIP concentrations at the stoichiometric (1:1) mole ratio of cationic/anionic surfactants. The chemical compositions of each of the two phases (aqueous-rich and coacervate phases) were studied with regard to the concentrations of HFIP, water, and individual surfactants. It is revealed that the surfactant-rich phase (coacervate phase) contains a large percentage of fluoroalcohol relative to the aqueous phase and is enriched in both surfactants but contains a small percentage of water. Surprisingly, the concentration of water in the coacervate phase increases as the total HFIP concentration is increased while the concentration of HFIP in the coacervate phase remains relatively constant, which means a larger amount of water associated with HFIP molecules is extracted into the coacervate phase, which results in the growth of the phase. The volume of the coacervate phase increases with an increase in surfactant concentration and total HFIP %. The coacervate phase is highly enriched in the two amphiphilic ions (DTA(+) and DS(-)) whereas the two counterions (Br(-) and Na(+)) primarily reside in the aqueous-rich phase. The results suggest the formation of a catanionic complex in the coacervate phase through ion pairing with a concomitant release of the surfactant counterions (Na(+) and Br(-)) into the aqueous-rich phase. Finally, the fluorocarbon alcohol systems are contrasted with the effects of aliphatic alcohols in the mixed catanionic surfactant systems. Isopropanol does not have the same interactions as HFIP with respect to solubilization, aggregation, and phase separation of the oppositely charged surfactants.
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- Samuel I Jenkins
- Pfizer, 4300 Oak Park Road, Sanford, North Carolina 27330, United States
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- Catalent Pharma Solutions, 160 Pharma Drive, Morrisville, North Carolina 27560, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, North Carolina State University , Raleigh, North Carolina 27695, United States
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Texas-Arlington , Arlington, Texas 76019, United States
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Bhattarai A. Studies of the Micellization of Cationic–Anionic Surfactant Systems in Water and Methanol–Water Mixed Solvents. J SOLUTION CHEM 2015. [DOI: 10.1007/s10953-015-0391-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Wang M, Wang Y. Development of surfactant coacervation in aqueous solution. SOFT MATTER 2014; 10:7909-7919. [PMID: 25144160 DOI: 10.1039/c4sm01386g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Coacervation is a phenomenon in which a colloidal dispersion separates into two immiscible liquid phases: a liquid rich in colloidal phase in equilibrium with another diluted liquid phase. Surfactant coacervation here refers to coacervation whose main components are surfactants with low molecular weights. Over the past two decades, surfactants have been greatly developed and studies on coacervation in systems of novel surfactants have been reported. This review summarizes the development of coacervation occurring in monomeric surfactants, one-head and two-tail surfactants, gemini surfactants and their mixtures. The effects of surfactant molecular structure and external conditions on critical conditions for coacervation, structures of precursors and coacervates, and their relationships are described. The effects of inorganic salts, alcohols and organic salts on surfactant coacervation are also reviewed.
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- Meina Wang
- Key Laboratory of Colloid, Interface and Chemical Thermodynamics, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, People's Republic of China.
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Pogorzelski S, Watrobska-Swietlikowska D, Sznitowska M. Surface tensometry studies on formulations of surfactants with preservatives as a tool for antimicrobial drug protection characterization. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2012. [DOI: 10.4236/jbpc.2012.34040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Vinceković M, Bujan M, Sikirić MD. Nano- and microcomplexes of biopolymer carrageenans and dodecylammonium chloride. JOURNAL OF POLYMER ENGINEERING 2011. [DOI: 10.1515/polyeng.2011.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Polymer and surfactant complexation was investigated in systems containing anionic biopolymers and cationic surfactants by various classical and modern methods. Differently charged carrageenans (one, two or three sulfate groups per monomeric unit) and dodecylammonium chloride (DDACl) were used as model systems. Formation of various soluble and insoluble complexes (from nano- to microdimensions) and gelation strongly depends on carrageenan and DDACl concentrations, their molar ratio and linear charge density on carrageenan chains. The main factors governing complexation include electrostatic and hydrophobic interactions as well as conformation of carrageenan chains. With increasing carrageenan concentration, the intramacromolecular complexes change to intermacromolecular, which subsequently reorganize into better ordered structures, giant vesicles, and precipitated stoichiometric compounds, dodecylammonium carrageenates. Structural analysis of the new compounds revealed the formation of a lamellar structure with the polar sublayer containing carrageenan chains and the non-polar sublayer consisting of disordered dodecylammonium chains electrostatically attached to the carrageenan backbone. At gelling carrageenan concentration, progressive addition of DDACl caused gradual transitions from the structure of carrageenan gel alone to lamellar ordering of collapsed gel balanced by intermolecular forces within the gel network, i.e., by hydrogen bonding, electrostatic, hydrophobic and van der Waals forces.
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Interactions between dodecylammonium chloride and carrageenans in the semidilute regime. Colloids Surf A Physicochem Eng Asp 2011. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2011.05.056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Miraglia DB, Schulz EN, Rodriguez JL, Schulz PC, Salinas D. Effect of the concentration and composition on the size and shape of micelles of sodium oleate–cetyltrimethylammonium bromide mixtures. J Colloid Interface Sci 2010; 351:197-202. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2010.07.040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2010] [Revised: 07/13/2010] [Accepted: 07/13/2010] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Jurašin D, Habuš I, Filipović-Vinceković N. Role of the alkyl chain number and head groups location on surfactants self-assembly in aqueous solutions. Colloids Surf A Physicochem Eng Asp 2010. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2010.07.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Tomašić V, Popović S, Tušek-Božić L, Pucić I, Filipović-Vinceković N. A novel catanionic surfactant: Hexadecyltrimethylammonium dodecyl sulfate. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2010. [DOI: 10.1002/bbpc.19971011222] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Mixtures of oppositely charged surfactants, so called catanionic mixtures, are a growing area of research. These mixtures have been shown to form several different types of surfactant aggregates, such as micelles of various forms and sizes, and lamellar structures, such as vesicles. In this review, a short introduction to the field of catanionic mixtures is presented and the pharmaceutical possibilities offered by such mixtures are reviewed. There are several interesting ideas on how to apply catanionic mixtures to improve the delivery of, for example, drug compounds and DNA, or for HIV treatment.
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- Tobias Bramer
- Department of Pharmacy, Uppsala University, Box 580, SE-751 23 Uppsala, Sweden
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Physicochemistry of the binary interacting mixtures of cetylpyridinium chloride (CPC) and sodium dodecylsulfate (SDS) with special reference to the catanionic ion-pair (coacervate) behavior. Colloids Surf A Physicochem Eng Asp 2010. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2009.11.039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Vincekovi M, Pustak A, Tuek-Boi L, Liu F, Ungar G, Bujan M, mit I, Filipovi-Vincekovi N. Structural and thermal study of mesomorphic dodecylammonium carrageenates. J Colloid Interface Sci 2010; 341:117-23. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2009.09.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2009] [Revised: 09/14/2009] [Accepted: 09/14/2009] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Jurašin D, Weber I, Filipović-Vinceković N. Phase Behavior in Mixtures of Cationic Dimeric and Anionic Monomeric Surfactants. J DISPER SCI TECHNOL 2009. [DOI: 10.1080/01932690802598481] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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- Darija Jurašin
- a Division of Physical Chemistry , “Ruđer Bošković” Institute , Zagreb, Croatia
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- b Department of Molecular Biology , “Ruđer Bošković” Institute , Zagreb, Croatia
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Michina Y, Carriere D, Mariet C, Moskura M, Berthault P, Belloni L, Zemb T. Ripening of catanionic aggregates upon dialysis. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2009; 25:698-706. [PMID: 19177643 DOI: 10.1021/la8018293] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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We have studied the dialysis of surfactant mixtures of two oppositely charged surfactants (catanionic mixture) by combining HPLC, neutron activation, confocal microscopy, and NMR. In mixtures of n-alkyl trimethylammonium halides and n-fatty acids, we have demonstrated the existence of a specific ratio between both surfactant contents (anionic/cationic almost equal to 2:1) that determines the morphology, the elimination of ions, and the elimination of the soluble cationic surfactant upon dialysis. In mixtures prepared with lower anionic surfactant contents, ill-defined aggregates are formed, and dialysis quickly eliminates the ion pairs (H+X-) formed upon surfactant association and also the cationic surfactant until a limiting 2:1 ratio is reached. By contrast, mixtures prepared above the anionic/cationic 2:1 ratio form micrometer-sized vesicles resistant to dialysis. These closed aggregates retain a significant number of ions (30%) over 1000 hours, and dialysis is unable to eliminate the soluble surfactant. The interactions between surfactants have been estimated by measuring the partitioning of the CTA molecules between the catanionic bilayer, the bulk solution, and mixed micelles when they exist. The mean extraction free energy per CTA in the membrane has been found to increase by 1 kBT to 2 kBT as the soluble surfactant is depleted from the bilayer, which is enough to stop the dialysis. The vesicles produced above the anionic/cationic 2:1 ratio are formed by frozen bilayers and are resistant to extensive dialysis and therefore show an interesting potential for encapsulation as far as durability is concerned.
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- Youlia Michina
- CEA, IRAMIS, SCM, LIONS (Laboratoire Interdisciplinaire sur l'Organisation Nanométrique et Supramoléculaire), F-91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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Vinceković M, Bujan M, Šmit I, Tušek-Božić L, Tsiourvas D, Sikirić MD. Influence of Dodecylammonium Chloride on the Properties of Carrageenan Gels. J DISPER SCI TECHNOL 2008. [DOI: 10.1080/01932690701808528] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Dew N, Bramer T, Edsman K. Catanionic aggregates formed from drugs and lauric or capric acids enable prolonged release from gels. J Colloid Interface Sci 2008; 323:386-94. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2008.04.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2007] [Revised: 03/25/2008] [Accepted: 04/04/2008] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Yazdanparast R, Khodagholi F, Souri E. Alkaline phosphatase refolding assisted by sequential use of oppositely charged detergents: a new artificial chaperone system. Int J Biol Macromol 2008; 42:195-202. [PMID: 17980423 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2007.09.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2007] [Revised: 09/22/2007] [Accepted: 09/23/2007] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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A novel artificial chaperone system, based on combination of oppositely charged detergents, was elaborated to refold soluble alkaline phosphatase. Upon dilution of urea-denatured alkaline phosphatase to a nondenaturing urea concentration in the presence of the capturing agent, complexes of the detergent and non-native protein molecules are formed and thereby the formation of protein aggregates is prevented. The so-called captured protein is unable to refold from the detergent-protein complex states unless a stripping agent is used to gradually remove the detergent molecules. In that respect, we used detergents with variable charges and tail lengths to initiate and complete the refolding process. The results obtained from various analyses (fluorescence, UV, circular dichroism, surface tension, turbidity measurements and activity assays) indicated that the extent of refolding assistance was different due to detergents structure and also the length of hydrophobic portion of each detergent. These observed differences were attributed to the strong electrostatic interactions among the capturing and stripping detergents used in this investigation. Collectively it is expected that protein refolding process can be achieved easier, cheaper and more efficient, using the new technique reported here.
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- Razieh Yazdanparast
- Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, P.O. Box 13145-1384, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran.
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Vinceković M, Jurašin D, Tomašić V, Bujan M, Filipović‐Vinceković N. Interactions in Aqueous Mixtures of Alkylammonium Chlorides and Sodium Cholate. J DISPER SCI TECHNOL 2006. [DOI: 10.1080/01932690600858905] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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The nature of the coacervate formed in the aqueous dodecyltrimethylammonium bromide–sodium 10-undecenoate mixtures. Colloids Surf A Physicochem Eng Asp 2006. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2005.11.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Tomasić V, Tomasić A, Smit I, Filipović-Vinceković N. Interactions in mixed cationic surfactants and dextran sulfate aqueous solutions. J Colloid Interface Sci 2005; 285:342-50. [PMID: 15797432 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2004.11.063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2004] [Accepted: 11/29/2004] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The interactions between a hydrophilic anionic polysaccharide, dextran sulfate, and oppositely charged surfactants, n-alkylammonium chlorides (the number of carbon atoms per chain being 10, 12, and 14), were investigated by optical microscopy, X-ray diffraction, microelectrophoretic mobility, conductivity, surface tension, and light-scattering measurements at 303 K. The increase of surfactant alkyl chain length shifts both the critical aggregation (cac) and the critical micelle concentrations (cmc) toward lower surfactant concentration. Light-scattering and microelectrophoretic data revealed the coexistence of differently structured complexes beyond the cac. The presence of giant vesicles indicates that at least one type of species is ordered in bilayers. X-ray analysis of dry n-alkylammonium dextran sulfates exhibited mesomorphous ordering and interplanar spacings typical for lamellar structures; i.e., n-alkylammonium molecules form more or less disordered bilayers interconnected with dextran sulfate chains, thus forming multilamellar stacks. The average basic lamellar thickness increased linearly with the increase of surfactant chain length, whereas the average number of lamellar bilayers in the stack of lamellae decreases.
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- V Tomasić
- Department of Physical Chemistry, Ruder Bosković Institute, P.O. Box 180, HR-10002 Zagreb, Croatia.
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Vinceković M, Bujan M, Šmit I, Filipović-Vinceković N. Phase behavior in mixtures of cationic surfactant and anionic polyelectrolytes. Colloids Surf A Physicochem Eng Asp 2005. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2004.12.047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Jendric M, Filipović‐Vinceković N, Vinceković M, Bujan M, Primožić I. Phase Behavior of Bis(Quaternary Ammonium Bromide)/Sodium Cholate/H2O System. J DISPER SCI TECHNOL 2005. [DOI: 10.1081/dis-200040213] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Sikirić M, Primozic I, Talmon Y, Filipović-Vinceković N. Effect of the spacer length on the association and adsorption behavior of dissymmetric gemini surfactants. J Colloid Interface Sci 2005; 281:473-81. [PMID: 15571705 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2004.08.140] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2004] [Accepted: 08/13/2004] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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A series of dissymmetric gemini surfactants with the general formula [C12H25(CH3)2N(CH2)sN(CH3)2C14H29]Br2 designed as 12-s-14, where s=2, 6, and 10, were synthesized and their physicochemical properties investigated. The effect of spacer length on Krafft temperature, adsorption at the air/solution interface, and association in aqueous solution was studied by tensiometry, conductometry, and cryo-transmission electron microscopy. The Krafft temperature was found to increase linearly with spacer length. In the submicellar concentration range the dissymmetric 12-s-14 surfactants display ion pairing and premicellar association. Adsorption at air/solution interfaces and micellization in aqueous solution are similar to the behavior of their symmetric counterparts and depend strongly on spacer length.
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- M Sikirić
- Department of Physical Chemistry, Ruder Bosković Institute, Zagreb, Croatia
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Stenstam A, Khan A, Wennerström H. Lysozyme in catanionic surfactant mixtures. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2004; 20:7760-7765. [PMID: 15323529 DOI: 10.1021/la049508w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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We investigate the competition between the associations of oppositely charged protein-surfactant complexes and oppositely charged surfactant complexes. In all systems examined, the most favorable complexation is the one between the two oppositely charged surfactant ions, despite the strong binding known, for example, dodecyl sulfate, DS-, to lysozyme. Thus, the phase behavior of the catanionic system is dominating the features observed also in the presence of protein. The phase behavior of the dilute protein-free dodecyltrimethylammonium chloride-sodium dodecyl sulfate-water system is presented and used as a basis for the discussion on the different solubilization mechanisms. Our results show that the mechanism for resolubilization of a protein-surfactant salt is fundamentally different when it is caused by addition of a second surfactant than when it is accomplished by an excess of the first surfactant. The competition between lysozyme and cationic amphiphiles as hosts for the anionic surfactants was studied experimentally and analyzed quantitatively. Aggregates with C12 cationic surfactants are clearly preferred by the anionic surfactants, while for C10 and particularly C8 a clear excess of cationic surfactant has to be added to completely dissolve the complex salt lysozyme-anionic surfactant.
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- Anna Stenstam
- Physical Chemistry 1, Lund University, P.O. Box 124, SE-222 21 Lund, Sweden
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Karukstis KK, McCormack SA, McQueen TM, Goto KF. Fluorescence delineation of the surfactant microstructures in the CTAB-sOS-H2O catanionic system. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2004; 20:64-72. [PMID: 15745001 DOI: 10.1021/la0351764] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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A key feature of amphiphilic molecules is their ability to undergo self-assembly, a process in which a complex hierarchical structure is established without external intervention. Ternary systems consisting of aqueous mixtures of cationic and anionic surfactants exhibit a rich array of self-assembled microstructures such as spherical and rodlike micelles, unilamellar and multilamellar vesicles, planar bilayers, and bicontinuous structures. In general, multiple complementary techniques are required to explore the phase behavior and morphology of aqueous systems of oppositely charged surfactants. As a novel and effective alternative approach, we use fluorescence spectroscopic measurements to examine the microstructures of aqueous cationic/anionic surfactant systems in the dilute surfactant region. In particular, we demonstrate that the polarity-sensitive fluorophore prodan can be used to demarcate the surfactant microstructures of the ternary system of cetyltrimethylammonium bromide, sodium octyl sulfate, and water. As the fluorescence signature of this probe is dependent on the nature of the surfactant aggregates present, our method is a promising new approach to effectively map complex surfactant phase diagrams.
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- Kerry K Karukstis
- Department of Chemistry, Harvey Mudd College, Claremont, California 91711, USA.
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Minardi RM, Schulz PC, Vuano B. Triangular phase diagram of the catanionic system dodecyltrimethylammonium bromide–disodium dodecanephosphonate–water. Colloids Surf A Physicochem Eng Asp 2002. [DOI: 10.1016/s0927-7757(01)00876-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Stathatos E, Lianos P, Rakotoaly RH, Laschewsky A, Zana R. Photophysical Behavior of a New Gemini Surfactant in Neat Solvents and in Micellar Environments. J Colloid Interface Sci 2000; 227:476-481. [PMID: 10873336 DOI: 10.1006/jcis.2000.6903] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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A novel fluorescent gemini surfactant, 1,4-bis-(2'-(N-dodecyl pyridinio-4"-yl)ethenyl)benzene dibromide, abbreviated BDPEBB, has been synthesized and its photophysical properties have been studied in different environments. BDPEBB has a limited solubility in alcohols where it is found in aggregate form at concentrations>/=1 mM. In other solvents, e.g., water, it is only found in aggregate form, even at much lower concentrations. Solvent polarity has a small and insignificant solvatochromic effect but alcohols give a specific interaction with BDPEBB, causing a significant hypsochromic shift in absorption maxima and a large increase in relative fluorescence efficiency. Pyrene fluorescence is effectively quenched by BDPEBB. Pyrene also forms associative complexes with BDPEBB in water. These complexes are partly dissociated in the presence of surfactant micelles. Triton X-100 micelles provide a favorable environment for BDPEBB solubilization well distinguished from the behavior of ionic surfactants. Small quantities of BDPEBB have a large influence on the behavior of aqueous sodium dodecylsulfate (SDS) and sodium decylsulfate (SDeS) micelles, inducing the formation of large aggregates, visible by the naked eye. These large aggregates are most probably microcrystals of BDPEBB(2+)/2DS(-) or BDPEBB(2+)/2DeS(-). The aggregation number of SDS and SDeS micelles in the absence and in the presence of BDPEBB has been calculated by exploitation of the static luminescence quenching kinetics of Ru(bpy)(3)(2+) by 9-methylanthracene, both solubilized in the micellar phase. It has been observed that Ru(bpy)(3)(2+) inhibits the precipitation of SDeS micelles in the presence of BDPEBB. Our results suggest that double-chain surfactant chromophores should be employed with particular care if they are to be used as probes of the micellar phase. Copyright 2000 Academic Press.
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- E Stathatos
- Engineering Science Department, University of Patras, Patras, 26500, Greece
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- Laboratory of Bioanalytical Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Hokkaido University
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- Laboratory of Bioanalytical Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Hokkaido University
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- Laboratory of Bioanalytical Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Hokkaido University
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Dragčević Ð, Bujan M, Grahek Ž, Filipović-Vinceković N. Adsorption at the air/water interface in dodecylammonium chloride/sodium dodecyl sulfate mixtures. Colloid Polym Sci 1995. [DOI: 10.1007/bf00660375] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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