Line tension and line activity in mixed monolayers composed of aliphatic and terphenyl-containing surfactants

Langmuir

Volumn 28, Issue 47, 2012, Pages 16294-16299

  Sriram, Indira ^a   Singhana, Burapol ^b   Lee, T Randall ^b   Schwartz, Daniel K ^a  

^a University of Colorado at Boulder   (United States)

^b University of Houston   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR WATER INTERFACES; ALIPHATIC CHAINS; COEXISTING PHASIS; FLUOROCARBON SURFACTANT; HOMOLOGOUS SERIES; LINE TENSION; LONG TAIL; MIXED MONOLAYERS; P-TERPHENYL; PENTADECANOIC ACID; STACKING INTERACTION; VAN DER WAALS INTERACTIONS; VARIABLE LENGTH;

CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; FLUOROCARBONS; HYDROCARBONS; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS; VAN DER WAALS FORCES;

MONOLAYERS;

FATTY ACID; PENTADECANOIC ACID; SURFACTANT; TERPHENYL DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CONFORMATION; LIPID BILAYER; MECHANICAL STRESS;

FATTY ACIDS; LIPID BILAYERS; MOLECULAR CONFORMATION; STRESS, MECHANICAL; SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENTS; TERPHENYL COMPOUNDS;

EID: 84870199018     PISSN: 07437463     EISSN: 15205827     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/la303735r     Document Type: Article

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