Reversible switching of amphiphilic self-assemblies between micelles and microemulsions by a thermal stimulus.
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The ionic liquid (IL), tetrabutylphosphonium trifluoroacetate ([P4444][CF3COO]), showed a low critical solution temperature (LCST)-type phase transition in water. Using this temperature-sensitive IL and the Triton X-100/H2O system, the reversible transformation between micelles and microemulsions was thus realized by a thermal stimulus for the first time.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Chemical communications
دوره 51 55 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2015