CO2-switchable wormlike micelles

Chem Commun (Camb). 2013 May 28;49(43):4902-4. doi: 10.1039/c3cc41059e.

Abstract

A wormlike micellar system that undergoes a fully reversible, repeatable "sol-gel" transition upon alternative treatment with CO2 and N2 has been developed based on a C18-tailed polyamine surfactant.

MeSH terms

  • Carbon Dioxide / chemistry*
  • Elasticity
  • Hydrochloric Acid / chemistry
  • Hydrogen-Ion Concentration
  • Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
  • Micelles*
  • Polyamines / chemistry*
  • Surface-Active Agents / chemistry*
  • Viscosity

Substances

  • Micelles
  • Polyamines
  • Surface-Active Agents
  • Carbon Dioxide
  • Hydrochloric Acid