In this study, the main objective is the preparation and the characterization of a modified Algerian bentonite based adsorbent by intercalation with hexadecyltrimethylammonium bromide (HDTMA). Natural and modified bentonites were characterized using thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), X-ray diffraction (XRD) and infrared spectroscopy (FTIR). The X-ray results indicate that the geometry of the int...

The interaction between the cationic surfactant Hexadecyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB) and the ionic liquid 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium octyl sulfate (bmim-octylSO4) in aqueous solution has been investigated at two total concentrations (0.5 and 10 mM) and different CTAB mole fractions (CTAB). Samples of different physical appearance were obtained depending on CTAB suggesting different kind...

The localization of alkaline phosphatase in the specific granules of rabbit polymorphonuclear leukocytes was investigated. The results obtained suggest very strongly that alkaline phosphatase is a component of the granule membrane. The enzyme remains attached to the membrane upon disruption of the granules by the use of detergents or by hypotonic shock and subsequent extraction with sodium sulf...

We evaluated cellular responses to polymer-treated gold nanorods, which were synthesized using the standard wet-chemistry method that utilizes hexadecyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB). The nanorod dispersions were coated with either polystyrene sulfonate (PSS) or polyethylene glycol (PEG). Two sizes of nanorods were tested, with optical responses peaking at 628 and 773 nm. The cells were from ...

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 ...

Solid-state intercalation was applied to prepare organo-smectites using cationic surfactants and natural clays containing smectite at various surfactant/smectite ratios. The enter the interlayers of smectites causing a swelling clays. used were collected in Siétougou Diabari villages located eastern part Burkina Faso. solid-state successful for all four applied, n-dodecyltrimethylammonium bromi...

We developed a methodology for high yield synthesis of gold nanorods (GNR) with narrow band optical absorption centered at 760 nm. GNR were purified from hexadecyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB) and coated with polyethylene glycol (PEG). The molar ratio between GNR and PEG (1÷50000) was optimized to make the conjugate a biocompatible PEG-GNR contrast agent for optoacoustic (OA) imaging. In vit...

In this study, positively charged catanionic vesicles were fabricated from an ion pair amphiphile (IPA), hexadecyltrimethylammonium-dodecylsulfate (HTMA-DS), with the addition of a double-chained cationic surfactant, ditetradecyldimethylammonium bromide (DTDAB), and cholesterol by a mechanical dispersion process. The effects of the added cholesterol on physical stability of the catanionic vesic...

The refolding of denatured hen egg white lysozyme (HEWL) was examined by surfactants at a high final refolded HEWL concentration (1 mg/mL). Hexadecyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB) and sucrose fatty acid monoester (DK-SS) were used to dissolve denatured HEWL without denaturants such as guanidine hydrochloride (GuHCl) and urea. When denatured HEWL was perfectly dissolved in buffer solutions con...

Abstract This work reports the preparation, characterization, and a drug release study of mesoporous silica nanoparticles (MNPSiO 2 ) functionalized with folic acid (FA) loaded Cis-Pt as targeted system to kill glioblastoma cancer cells. The MNPSiO were synthesized by Stöber method using hexadecyltrimethylammonium bromide templating agent, which was finally removed calcination at 550°C. chemica...