Self-assembly in mixtures of cationic and anionic surfactants occurs synergistically because of attractive interactions between the oppositely charged headgroups. Here, such effects are exploited to obtain highly viscoelastic fluids at low total surfactant concentration. The systems considered are mixtures of the C18tailed anionic surfactant, sodium oleate (NaOA), and cationic surfactants from ...

Abstract Flexible p–n thermoelectric generator (TEG) technology has rapidly advanced with power enhancement and size reduction. To achieve a stable supply highly efficient energy conversion, absolute chemical stability of n‐type materials is essential to ensuring large temperature differences between device terminals ambient stability. With the aim improving long‐term operation carbon nanotubes...

Using a 2D lattice model, we conduct Monte Carlo simulations of micellar aggregation of linear-chain amphiphiles having two solvophilic head groups. In the context of this simple model, we quantify how the amphiphile architecture influences the critical micelle concentration (CMC), with a particular focus on the role of the asymmetry of the amphiphile structure. Accordingly, we study all possib...

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)....

Water loss in low permeability reservoirs during hydraulic fracturing well completions typically results in a decrease in natural gas production due to capillary trapping near the fractures. Shale gas reservoirs, however, have shown a trend of improved gas production with increased loss of completion fluids to the shale. This nonintuitive relationship between water imbibition and enhanced gas p...

In recent years, the ability of ionic surfactants such as sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) to solubilize the water-insoluble protein Zein in aqueous solution, referred to as the Zein solubilization test, has been investigated to rank the skin irritation potential and protein denaturation potential of surfactants. However, the potential of cationic surfactants towards solubilization of Zein has not ...

The effect of surfactants on the treatment of chemical mechanical polishing (CMP) wastewater by electro-coagulation-flotation (ECF) process was studied. Two surfactants, cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB) and sodium dodecylsulfate (SDS) were employed in this study to compare the effect of cationic (CTAB) and anodic (SDS) surfactants on ECF. The cationic surfactant can enhance the removal of ...

Non-viral gene therapy based on silencing with small interfering RNA (siRNA) has attracted great interest over recent years. Among various types of cationic complexation agents, amino acid-based surfactants have been recently explored for nucleic acid delivery due to their low toxicity and high biocompatibility. Monoolein (MO), in turn, used as helper lipid liposomal systems its ability form in...

The dissociation equilibria of ascorbic and maleic acids have been studied in certain cationic, anionic and non-ionic micellar media and their pK(a) values have been evaluated by the potentiometric, conductometric and spectrophotometric techniques. These pK(a) values have been found to shift in micellar media as compared to those in pure water. The differences in the values have been attributed...