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| Field | Value |
| Title | Vesicle to micelle transition driven by surface solid-fluid transition |
| Names |
NARAYANAN, J
MENDES, E MANOHAR, C |
| Date Issued | 2002 (iso8601) |
| Abstract | This paper reviews the solution behavior of cetyltrimethylammonium hydroxynaphthalene carboxylate (CTAHNC), which has the unique feature of undergoing a transition from vesicle to worm-like micellar phase in three different ways, namely, increase in temperature, addition of a surfactant and on shearing. Fluorescence anisotropy, NMR, rheology, small angle neutron scattering studies etc gave evidence of the vesicle-micelle transition. CTAHNC can be looked upon as a complex formed by two oppositely charged surfactants (CTA(+) and HNC-). This ion pair effectively acts as a double-chain lipid and has a tendency to form vesicles. On increasing the temperature, and/or adding single chain surfactants or shearing, the complex dissociates which changes the curvature energy of the surface. This leads to a 'surface melting' that brings forth the vesicle-micelle transition. |
| Genre | Article; Proceedings Paper |
| Topic | Shear-Induced Vesicle |
| Identifier | INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MODERN PHYSICS B,16,375-382 |