Gels and lyotropic liquid crystals: Using an Imidazolium-Based catanionic surfactant in binary solvents

Langmuir

Volumn 30, Issue 30, 2014, Pages 9076-9084

  Cheng, Ni ^a   Hu, Qiongzheng ^b   Bi, Yanhui ^a   Xu, Wenwen ^a,c   Gong, Yanjun ^a   Yu, Li ^a  

^a SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b University of Houston   (United States)

^c QUFU NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL BONDS; DRUG DELIVERY; GELATION; LIQUID CRYSTALS; SOL-GELS; SOLVENTS; SUPRAMOLECULAR CHEMISTRY;

BICONTINUOUS CUBIC PHASE; CATANIONIC SURFACTANTS; CONCENTRATION RANGES; ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY SYSTEMS; LAMELLAR LIQUID CRYSTAL; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT; LYOTROPIC LIQUID CRYSTAL; SELF-ASSEMBLY BEHAVIORS;

SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS;

EID: 84905706924     PISSN: 07437463     EISSN: 15205827     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/la502024a     Document Type: Article

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