Toroid morphology by ABC-type amphiphilic rod-coil molecules at the air-water interface

The interfacial and aggregation behavior of the ABC-type amphiphilic molecules with semirigid dumbbell-shaped core and variable length of hydrophobic branched tails (R=(CH2)nCH3 with n=5 (1), 9 (2), 13 (3)) were investigated. At low surface pressure, smooth, uniform monolayers were formed at the air...

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Veröffentlicht in:Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids. - 1992. - 24(2008), 21 vom: 04. Nov., Seite 12340-6
1. Verfasser: Liu, Libin (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Kim, Jung-Keun, Gunawidjaja, Ray, Tsukruk, Vladimir V, Lee, Myongsoo
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2008
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids
Schlagworte:Journal Article
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Zusammenfassung:The interfacial and aggregation behavior of the ABC-type amphiphilic molecules with semirigid dumbbell-shaped core and variable length of hydrophobic branched tails (R=(CH2)nCH3 with n=5 (1), 9 (2), 13 (3)) were investigated. At low surface pressure, smooth, uniform monolayers were formed at the air-water interface by molecules 1 and 2, whereas for molecule 3 unique 2D toroid aggregates have been formed. These aggregates were relatively stable within a range of surface pressure and spreading solution concentration. Upon compression, the 2D toroid aggregates collapsed into large, round 3D aggregates. Finally, the choice of spreading solvent has a great influence on aggregation formation into 2D or 3D micelles as a result of the variable balance of the hydrophobic interactions of branched tails and the pi-pi stacking interaction between aromatic segments
Beschreibung:Date Completed 01.12.2008
Date Revised 30.10.2008
published: Print-Electronic
Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE
ISSN:1520-5827
DOI:10.1021/la8023106