Fluid bilayer phase in aqueous mixtures of fatty alcohol and cationic surfactant
Tiago Espinosa de Oliveira, Fabien Leonforte, Luc Nicolas-Morgantini, Anne-Laure Fameau, Bernard Querleux, Fabrice Thalmann, Carlos M. Marques
Abstract
Gel lamellar networks are creamy formulations where the basic unit of the network is a bilayer self-assembled from mixtures of fatty alcohols and surfactants. The authors introduce an all-atom model for molecular dynamic simulations that successfully accounts for the formation of bilayers in such mixtures, thus paving the way for understanding the macroscopic properties of these gels.
Topics & Concepts
BilayerPulmonary surfactantChemistryCationic polymerizationAqueous solutionLamellar structurePhase (matter)Lamellar phaseChemical engineeringChromatographyAqueous two-phase systemFatty alcoholAlcoholLipid bilayerMolecular dynamicsFatty acidOrganic chemistryPhase diagramMembraneNetwork structureLipid Membrane Structure and BehaviorSurfactants and Colloidal SystemsPickering emulsions and particle stabilization