Synthesis, surface activities and aggregation properties of asymmetric Gemini surfactants
Yangchun Xie, Tao Yang, Junjun Ma, Xiaohua He
Abstract
molecules with a higher asymmetric degree could form vesicles, in which surfactant molecules were interdigitated side-by-side in the vesicle membrane. The obtained results are not in accordance with those calculated from the critical packing theory, which can further complement the theory.
Topics & Concepts
Pulmonary surfactantChemistrySurface tensionMoleculeVesicleDynamic light scatteringMembranePhysical chemistryChemical engineeringPolymer chemistryOrganic chemistryThermodynamicsNanoparticleEngineeringPhysicsBiochemistrySurfactants and Colloidal SystemsMolecular Sensors and Ion DetectionEnvironmental Chemistry and Analysis