Effects of dodecyltrimethylammonium chloride (DTAC), dodecyltrimethylammonium bromide (DTAB) and dodecyltrimethylammonium iodide (DTAI) on thermotropic phase behaviour of phosphatidylcholine bilayers as well as on 1H NMR spectra were studied. In order to enhance the effect of counterions on water structure two series of experiments were performed. In the first one the surfactants were added to ...

The mixture system of two classic surfactants cationic and non-ionic – C16TAB (hexadecyltrimethylammonium bromide)+TX-100(p-(1,1,3,3-tetramethyl) poly(oxyethylene) in heavy water solutions was investigated at temperatures 30, 50, 70 for compositions 1:1, 2:1, 3:1 by the small-angle neutron scattering(SANS) method on spectrometer (‘YuMO’) at the IBR2 pulsed neutron source at FLNP, JINR in Dubna ...

We develop a theoretical model for the solubilization of phospholipid bilayers by micelle-forming surfactants. Cylindrical micelles, disklike micelles, and spherical micelles are considered as alternative resultant structures. The main question addressed is, what kind of micelles can be expected under various thermodynamical conditions? Our analysis is based on a theoretical model that accounts...

Effects of dodecyltrimethylammonium chloride (DTAC), dodecyltrimethylammonium bromide (DTAB) and dodecyltrimethylammonium iodide (DTAI) on thermotropic phase behaviour of phosphatidylcholine bilayers containing cholesterol as well as on 1H NMR spectra were studied. Two series of experiments were performed. In the first one the surfactants were added to the water phase while in the other directl...

Cyclic voltammograms, at the carbon paste electrode were recorded for -tocopherol dissolved in surfactant + ethanol + water and surfactant+acetonitrile+water mixed solvent systems containing ammonia. The oxidation potential of the vitamin was found to vary with a change in the surfactant, being more positive in cationic surfactants as compared to the anionic or nonionic surfactants. Differentia...

Firefly bioluminescence (BL) was greatly affected by cationic surfactants coexisting with liposomes containing phosphatidylcholine and cholesterol. In this study, the effects of the type and concentration of cationic surfactants on BL were studied in the presence of the liposomes. Three types of cationic surfactant: benzalkonium chloride (BAC), n-dodecyltrimethylammonium bromide (DTAB), and ben...

Here, we review two recent theoretical models in the field of ionic surfactant micelles and discuss the comparison of their predictions with experimental data. The first approach is based on the analysis of the stepwise thinning (stratification) of liquid films formed from micellar solutions. From the experimental step wise dependence of the film thickness on time, it is possible to determine t...

The interaction between so-called alkyl alcohol (Cs-Cs) monolayers and aqueous solutions of ionic surfactants with different hydrophilic properties, i.e. calcium di-2-ethylhexyl sulfosuccinate and sodium dodecyl sulfate, has been studied with the help of a Langmuir-Adam film balance. A decrease or increase in surface pressure of the alkyl alcohol monolayers with the addition of surfactants is o...