Gold nanorods (AuNRs) stabilized by cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB) were deposited onto crystals of α-cyclodextrin (α-CD) inclusion compounds (ICs) that contained octanethiol (OT) as guest molecules. The nanodecoration was produced specifically at the {001} crystal planes through interaction between the -SH groups of the ICs and the AuNRs.

Experimental Details Materials Tetraethylorthosilicate (TEOS, 99%), cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB, >95%), (3-aminopropyl)triethoxysilane (APTES), hydrochloric acid (HCl, assay 37%), absolute ethanol (EtOH, >99.9%), fluorescein isothiocyanate (FITC), 1-Ethyl-3(3-dimethylaminopropyl)carbodiimide (EDC), N-Hydroxysuccinimide (NHS), catalase (from Aspergillus niger), phosphate buffered saline...

Adsorption kinetics and equilibrium studies of sodium dodecylbenzenesulfonate (NaDBS) on cellulosic surface are investigated. Modifications in adsorption induced by cationic surfactant cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB) are studied. It is concluded that the rate of adsorption and the amount of adsorption are increased. Importance of these observations in detergency is indicated.

Unusual hierarchical stacked superstructures of cubic beta-In2S3 were fabricated via a facile hydrothermal process in the presence of a surfactant cetyltrimethylammonium bromide CTAB; the 3D superstructures were developed by helical propagation of surface steps from microflakes of 10-20 nm thickness.

Three different methods of DNA isolation (organic deproteinization, potassium acetate deproteinization, and the use of cetyltrimethylammonium bromide) have been used to prepare DNA from Bacillus subtilis. Subsequent hybridization with an rDNA probe (DNA coding for rRNA) produces different patterns, which mirror those previously reported to indicate an rDNA deletion.

A synthetic method that can fine tune the amount of chemically accessible organic functional groups on the pore surface of MCM-41 type mesoporous silica nanosphere (MSN) materials has been developed by electrostatically matching various anionic organoalkoxysilanes with the cationic cetyltrimethylammonium bromide micelles in a base-catalyzed condensation reaction of tetraethoxysilane.

Graphene sheets with an adjustable number of layers and a low defect density were prepared by exfoliation of microwave-assisted expanded graphite in the aqueous phase with the assistance of cetyltrimethylammonium bromide. The graphene sheets exhibit excellent film-formation ability, showing potential applications in optical and electrical device fields.

a simple hydrothermal method was designed for the synthesis of the nanostructure barium phosphonate in presence of cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (ctab) or sodium dodecyl sulfate (sds) as surfactant. ft-ir, edax, xrf, xrd, sem were used to characterize this material. effect of solvent on morphology complex was discussed. thermogr avimetric analysis (tga) shows the existence of porosity and stab...

Heterocysts isolated from Anabaena sp. strain 7120 with lysozyme plus sonication were permeabilized with the cationic detergent cetyltrimethylammonium bromide, and they then exhibited comparable acetylene reduction activity in the light and dark with an ATP-regenerating system plus dithionite. The detergent diminished the effect of H2 in enhancing acetylene reduction.

A comparative study of gold nanoparticles (Au NPs) growth employing cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB) adsorbent was performed. Au nanooctahedrons transformed into slightly truncated nanocubes without centrifugation, whereas they transformed into nanocubes with centrifugation. Our results indicate that the mass transfer of Au monomers can influence the shape evolution of NPs.