PH-induced motion control of self-propelled oil droplets using a hydrolyzable gemini cationic surfactant

Langmuir

Volumn 30, Issue 27, 2014, Pages 7977-7985

  Miura, Shingo ^a   Banno, Taisuke ^a   Tonooka, Taishi ^b   Osaki, Toshihisa ^b,c   Takeuchi, Shoji ^b   Toyota, Taro ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b INSTITUTE OF INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE   (Japan)

^c KANAGAWA ACADEMY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^d JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOPHYSICS; CATIONIC SURFACTANTS; CAUSTIC SODA; DYES; MICROMETERS;

AUTONOMOUS TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM; CHEMICAL REACTION SYSTEMS; GEMINI CATIONIC SURFACTANTS; INTERFACIAL PROPERTY; MOLECULAR SYSTEMS; MONOMERIC SURFACTANTS; SELF-PROPELLED MOTION; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MOTION;

DROPS;

EID: 84904437481     PISSN: 07437463     EISSN: 15205827     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/la5018032     Document Type: Article

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