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...

Although biochemical sensing using liquid crystals (LC) has been demonstrated, relatively little attention has been paid towards the fabrication of in situ-formed LC sensing devices. Herein, we demonstrate a highly reproducible method to create uniform LC thin film on treated substrates, as needed, for LC sensing. We use shear forces generated by the laminar flow of aqueous liquid within a micr...

Zeta potential, effective diameter and sedimentation rate of TiO2 (Degussa P-25) suspension were studied in the presence of NaCl and anionic (sodium dodecyl sulfate, SDS) or cationic (dodecyltrimethylammonium bromide, DTAB; tetradecyltrimethylammonium bromide, TTAB; and hexadecyltrimethylammonium bromide, CTAB) surfactant, as well as lecithin (1,2-dipalmitoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine, DPPC)....

1. Comparative study of carbon nanotube dispersion using surfactants Aqueous carbon nanotube dispersions were obtained by sonication tip using two cationic (DTAB and CTAB) and three anionic surfactants (SDDBS, SDS and SC). UV-Vis spectroscopy is a versatile method for characterizing the dispersion quality of CNTs in a solution. Bundles of MWCNTs are not active in the wavelength region between 2...

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 ...

Slowly diffusing water molecules were found by quasi-elastic neutron scattering (QENS) in a sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) micellar solution, and both their diffusion coefficient (4.33 x 10(-6) cm2 x s(-1)) and mole fraction (0.057) were determined. After successfully checking the mean slowing down of solvent molecules by the gradient compensated stimulated spin-echo (GCSTE) pulse sequence NMR me...

Hexafluoroisopropanol (HFIP)-induced sodium dodecyl sulfate/dodecyltrimethylammonium bromide (SDS/DTAB) catanionic surfactant coacervate extraction method coupled with high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) was used to detect the migration of phthalates from disposable tablewares to drinking water. The concentration factors are larger than 82 and extraction recoveries over 53% for water ...