Data on characterization of nano- and micro-structures resulting from glycine betaine surfactant/kappa-carrageenan interactions by Laser Scanning Confocal Microscopy and Transmission Electron Microscopy

Cédric Gaillard; Yunhui Wang; Rudy Covis; Thomas Vives; Maud Benoit; Thierry Benvegnu

doi:10.1016/j.dib.2016.09.026

Data on characterization of nano- and micro-structures resulting from glycine betaine surfactant/kappa-carrageenan interactions by Laser Scanning Confocal Microscopy and Transmission Electron Microscopy

Data Brief. 2016 Sep 22:9:508-523. doi: 10.1016/j.dib.2016.09.026. eCollection 2016 Dec.

Authors

Cédric Gaillard¹, Yunhui Wang², Rudy Covis², Thomas Vives², Maud Benoit³, Thierry Benvegnu²

Affiliations

¹ U.R. 1268 Biopolymères Interactions Assemblages INRA BP-71, 627 Rue de la Géraudière, 44316 Nantes Cedex 3, France.
² Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Rennes, CNRS UMR6226, 11 allée de Beaulieu, CS50837, 35708 Rennes Cedex 7, France; Université de Bretagne Loire, France.
³ Centre d׳étude et de Valorisation des Algues, Presqu׳île de Pen Lan - BP3, 22610 Pleubian, France.

Abstract

This article contains data on the Laser Scanning Confocal Microscopy (LSCM) and Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM) images related to multi-scaled self-assemblies resulting from 'green' cationic glycine betaine surfactant/anionic kappa-carrageenan interactions. These data gave clear evidence of the evolution of the micron-, nano-sized structures obtained at two surfactant/polymer molar ratios (3.5 and 0.8) and after the dilution of the aqueous dispersions with factors of 5 and 10 times. This data article is related to the research article entitled, "Monitoring the architecture of anionic ĸ-carrageenan/cationic glycine betaine amide surfactant assemblies by dilution: A multiscale approach" (Gaillard et al., 2017) [1].

Keywords: Electrostatic interactions; Glycine betaine surfactant/kappa-carrageenan complexes; Laser Scanning Confocal Microscopy and Transmission Electron Microscopy; Nano- and micro-structures.