Self-Assembly of Polyoxovanadate-Containing Fluorosurfactants

Langmuir. 2016 Dec 6;32(48):12856-12861. doi: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.6b02308. Epub 2016 Nov 23.

Abstract

Two novel polyoxovanadate (POV)-containing fluorosurfactants, each with two hydrophobic fluorinated "tails" and one nanosized, hydrophilic, rigid POV "head group", are synthesized for the first time. They self-assemble into spherical, bilayer vesicles in acetonitrile/water mixed solvents, as evidenced by systemic studies using laser light scattering (LLS) and electron microscopy techniques. The vesicle sizes demonstrate dynamic change over different solvent compositions mainly as a result of the solvent swelling of the fluorocarbon chains, although the charge number on the POVs changes over the solvent polarity as well.

Publication types

  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't