Hexagonal-structured self-assemblies of nanocrystalline (anatase) titania templated by cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (C(16)H(33)N(CH(3))(3)Br; CTAB) (Hex-ncTiO(2)/CTAB Nanoskeleton) were formed after mixing of aqueous solutions containing CTAB spherical micelles and titanium oxysulfate acid hydrate (TiOSO(4).xH(2)SO(4).xH(2)O) as a titania precursor in the absence of any other additives. Forma...

The aim of this study to determine the usability CTAB-RGO composites in removal MB from aqueous solutions and investigate stability dispersions. And also, we compared effects three different CTAB concentrations on decolorization MB. performed increasing activity, decreasing average particle size resulting individual graphene layers with concentration. CTAB-RG0 40 80 mg/L were unstable, RGO 120 ...

Capping agents, key for nanoparticle stability, may hugely influence chemical behaviour. We show that differently capped gold nanoparticles, with either citrate or cetyl trimethylammonium bromide (CTAB) capping agents, show qualitatively different electron transfer properties. Specifically through cyclic voltammetry and nanoimpact studies the CTAB promoted dissolution of gold nanoparticles is s...

Interactions between fluorescent horse heart cytochrome c derivatives (e. g. porphyrin cytochrome c and Zn-porphyrin cytochrome c) with surfactant interfaces in reversed micellar solutions have been studied, using different spectroscopic techniques. Anionic [sodium bis(2-ethylhexyl)sulfosuccinate, AOT] and cationic (cetyltrime-thylammonium bromide, CTAB) surfactant solutions have been used in o...

Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) preparations are widely used for healthcare and clinical practice. So far, the methods commonly used for quality evaluation of TCM preparations mainly focused on chemical ingredients. The biological ingredient analysis of TCM preparations is also important because TCM preparations usually contain both plant and animal ingredients, which often include some mis-...

Exposure to anionic (sodium dodecyl sulfate, SDS), cationic (cetyl trimethyl ammonium bromide CTAB) and non ionic (Triton X-100) surfactants at a sub lethal concentration of 1 ppm resulted in severe oxidative stress in the hepatic, renal and cardiac tissues of fresh water adapted Oreochromis mossambicus. Hepatic catalase showed significant increase (P<0.001) in all the surfactant exposed fish, ...

A potential therapeutic agent for human head and neck cancer (HNC), cetrimonium bromide (CTAB), was identified through a cell-based phenotype-driven high-throughput screen (HTS) of 2000 biologically active or clinically used compounds, followed by in vitro and in vivo characterization of its antitumor efficacy. The preliminary and secondary screens were performed on FaDu (hypopharyngeal squamou...

Monodisperse, uniform, and hierarchically mesostructured silica particles with a thin shell have been fabricated via one-step synthesis using dodecanethiol (C(12)-SH) and CTAB as dual templates. A series of hierarchically mesostructured silica particles with a morphology similar to that of pomegranate can be obtained by simply adjusting the mass ratio of C(12)-SH to CTAB. When the mass ratio is...

The catalytic activity of metal nanocrystals is mainly tuned through the control of their shapes and sizes. However, the shapes and sizes of many metal nanocrystals are difficult to control and therefore their catalytic activity is hard to tune. Here, we demonstrate another approach, using differently charged surfactants, for tuning the catalytic activity of metal nanocrystals. Au and Pd nanocr...