Investigations of the dynamics of morphological transitions in amphiphilic systems

Current Opinion in Colloid and Interface Science

Volumn 9, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 256-263

  Gradzielski, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Amphipiles; Block copolymers; cmc; critical micellar concentration; CTAB; DHPC; dihexanoyl phosphatidylcholine; dimethylformamide; DMF; DMPC; Dynamics; hexadecyltrimethyl ammonium bromide; Membranes; Micelle formation; Solubilisation; Vesicles

Indexed keywords

BLOCK COPOLYMERS; MICELLES; MORPHOLOGY; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; POLYMERIC MEMBRANES; SOLUBILITY; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS;

AMPHIPHILIC SYSTEMS; MICELLE FORMATION; MORPHOLOGICAL TRANSITIONS; STRUCTURAL CHANGES;

COLLOIDS;

NANOPARTICLE;

CHEMICAL REACTION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; COLLOID; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT; MICELLE; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; REVIEW; SOLUBILIZATION; SURFACE PROPERTY;

EID: 9744279754     PISSN: 13590294     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cocis.2004.05.032     Document Type: Review

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