Bibechana (May 2014)

Weak interactions-Strong effects: Key role of hydrophobic interaction in the formation of stimuli-responsive viscoelastic gel of worm-like micelles

  • Swapan K. Saha

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Vol. 11

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Among all the weak interactions, which are operative in the domain of chemistry, hydrophobic effect is one that leads to new structural motifs like molecular self-assemblies viz., micelles, vesicles etc. Worm-like micelles are polymer like aggregates which have been formed in aqueous surfactant solutions in the presence of additives. These are relatively new materials with exciting material properties. These stimuli-responsive viscoelastic materials are interesting from both fundamental understanding as well as application points of view. The physico-chemical properties of worm-like micelles are studied and the morphological transitions to vesicle as functions of various parameters have been investigated. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/bibechana.v11i0.10249 BIBECHANA 11(1) (2014) 1-7

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