C12-s-C12·2Br和C12En混合水溶液的胶团化行为

季铵盐二聚表面活性剂C12-s-C12@2Br(s=2、3、4、6)和非离子表面活性剂C12E10或C12E23在水溶液中生成混合胶团.其临界胶团总浓度cmcT值介于二元复配体系中各组分的临界胶团浓度和之间.当添加少量非离子型表面活性剂(在水溶液中的摩尔分数α2=0.1)时,混合胶团中C12E10或C12E23的摩尔分数均已超过0.35;随着溶液中非离子型表面活性剂含量的增大,混合胶团中逐渐以C12E10或C12E23成分为主.     

界面扩张流变法研究C_(12)mimBr对Gemini12-2-12在空气/水界面聚集行为的影响

采用界面扩张流变技术研究了季铵盐偶联表面活性剂C12-(CH2)2-C12·2Br(Gemini12-2-12)及其与离子液体表面活性剂溴化1-十二烷基-3-甲基咪唑(C12mim Br)复配体系的动态界面张力、扩张流变性质和界面弛豫过程等,探讨了C12mim Br对C12mim Br/Gemini12-2-12混合体系界面性质的影响及C12mim Br对Gemini12-2-12界面聚集行为影响的机制.结果表明,随着离子液体表面活性剂的不断引入,体系界面吸附达到平衡所需的时间逐渐缩短,扩张模量和相角明显降低,界面吸附膜由粘弹性膜转变为近似纯弹性膜;同时,界面及其附近的弛豫过程也发生显著变化,慢弛豫过程消失,快弛豫过程占主导地位,且离子液体浓度越高,快弛豫的贡献越大.这些界面性质的变化主要归因于离子液体表面活性剂C12mim Br参与界面形成及两表面活性剂在界面竞争吸附的结果.少量离子液体表面活性剂C12mim Br的加入可以填补疏松的Gemini12-2-12界面上的空位,形成混合界面吸附膜.随着C12mim Br含量的增加,嵌入界面的C12mim Br分子数不断增多,导致界面上相互缠绕的Gemini12-2-12烷基链"解缠",在体相和界面分子扩散交换的过程中"解缠"的Gemini12-2-12分子从界面上解吸回到体相,与此同时,C12mim Br分子相对较小的空间位阻及较强的疏水作用促使其优先扩散至界面进而取代Gemini12-2-12分子,最终界面几乎完全被C12mim Br分子所占据.     

C12-s-C12•2Br和C12En混合水溶液的胶团化行为

季铵盐二聚表面活性剂C12 s C12•2Br（s=2、3、4、6）和非离子表面活性剂C12E10或C12E23在水溶液中生成混合胶团.其临界胶团总浓度cmcT值介于二元复配体系中各组分的临界胶团浓度和之间.当添加少量非离子型表面活性剂（在水溶液中的摩尔分数α2=0.1）时,混合胶团中C12E10或C12E23的摩尔分数均已超过0.35;随着溶液中非离子型表面活性剂含量的增大,混合胶团中逐渐以C12E10或C12E23成分为主.     

C_(12)-s-C_(12)·2Br和C_(12)E_n混合水溶液的胶团化行为

季铵盐二聚表面活性剂C12-s-C12·2Br(s=2、3、4、6)和非离子表面活性剂C12E10或C12E23在水溶液中生成混合胶团.其临界胶团总浓度cmcT值介于二元复配体系中各组分的临界胶团浓度cmc01和cmc02之间.当添加少量非离子型表面活性剂(在水溶液中的摩尔分数α2=0.1)时,混合胶团中C12E10或C12E23的摩尔分数均已超过0.35;随着溶液中非离子型表面活性剂含量的增大,混合胶团中逐渐以C12E10或C12E23成分为主.     

Gemini表面活性剂对疏水缔合聚丙烯酰胺界面吸附膜扩张流变性质的影响

采用小幅低频振荡和界面张力弛豫技术, 考察了疏水缔合水溶性聚丙烯酰胺(HMPAM)在正癸烷-水界面上的扩张黏弹性质, 研究了不对称Gemini表面活性剂C₁₂COONa-p-C₉SO₃Na对其界面扩张性质的影响. 研究发现, 疏水链段的存在, 使HMPAM在界面层中具有较快的弛豫过程, 扩张弹性显示出明显的频率依赖性. 表面活性剂分子可以通过疏水相互作用与聚合物的疏水嵌段在界面上形成类似于混合胶束的特殊聚集体. 表面活性剂分子与界面聚集体之间存在快速交换过程, 可以大大降低聚合物的扩张弹性. 同时, 聚合物分子链能够削弱表面活性剂分子长烷基链之间的强相互作用, 导致混合吸附膜的扩张弹性远低于单独表面活性剂吸附膜.     

季铵盐三聚表面活性剂在空气-水界面上单分子膜的崩溃压和分子极限面积

利用Langmuir膜天平研究了季铵盐三聚表面活性剂12-2-12-2-12在空气-水界面单分子膜的表面压-分子面积(π-A)等温线, 得到它的崩溃压对应的表面张力g_collapse和分子极限面积A_limit. 与12-2-12-2-12溶液临界胶束浓度对应的表面张力g_cmc和由Gibbs吸附方程得到的分子平均面积A_cmc相比较, 发现A_limit＜A_cmc, 而且g_collapse＞g_cmc. 分析12-2-12-2-12单分子膜的表面压随时间的衰减, 表明这个现象是由于表面活性剂从铺展单分子膜向水中溶解造成的, 而且初始表面压越大, 表面压的衰减越快.     

离子液体型表面活性剂C12mimBr与普通表面活性剂混合性质的研究

研究了离子液体型表面活性剂C12mimBr与阳离子表面活性剂Gemini 12-3-12, DTAB及阴离子表面活性剂SDS复配体系的性质, 并分别采用Rubingh-Margules模型和Rubingh-正规溶液模型计算了临界胶束浓度和混合胶团组成. 研究发现, 两表面活性剂分子结构的匹配性及带电头基之间的相互作用是影响混合溶液性质的主要因素. 对于分子结构差别较大的C12mimBr与Gemini 12-3-12的混合, 其行为远远偏离理想混合性质; 对疏水链长相同仅亲水头基不同的C12mimBr与DTAB则接近于理想混合; 而对C12mimBr＋SDS的复配体系, 正、负电荷间强烈的相互吸引使得混合体系大大偏离理想行为. 计算发现, 两种理论模型得到的混合胶团组成基本一致, 但Rubingh-Margules模型预测的临界胶束浓度比Rubingh-正规溶液模型要好     

两亲无规聚合物的聚集行为及其与非离子表面活性剂的相互作用

以2-丙烯酰胺基-十二烷基磺酸(AMC12S)与2-丙烯酰胺基-2-甲基丙磺酸(AMPS)进行无规共聚,合成了含AMC12S摩尔分数(X)较高(X=0.1,0.3,0.5)的一系列两亲聚合物.采用稳态荧光及动态光散射技术对聚合物在水溶液中的聚集行为及其与三种非离子表面活性剂(HO(CH2CH2O)10C12H25(C12E10)、HO(CH2CH2O)20C12H25(C12E20)和HO(CH2CH2O)40C12H25(C12E40))的相互作用进行了研究,并考察了X对聚集行为的影响以及表面活性剂亲水基团长度对相互作用的影响.随着X的增大,聚合物的临界聚集浓度(CAC)明显减小,X=0.5时聚合物的CAC低达0.0039g·L-1.聚集体的流体力学半径(Rh)都大于26nm,并随着聚合物浓度的升高而增大,说明聚合物分子主要以分子间的聚集方式聚集,形成多分子聚集体.随X的增大,聚集体Rh减小,同时Rh随聚合物浓度升高而增大的幅度减小,说明聚集体结构变得更加紧实.表面活性剂与聚合物之间存在很强的相互作用,在混合溶液中表面活性剂浓度达到临界胶束浓度(CMC)左右时聚合物聚集体开始解离,形成混合聚集体.亲水基团长度增长,表面活性剂对聚合物聚集体的解离能力随之增强.C12E40与X=0.5的聚合物形成的混合聚集体Rh为6.8nm,与C12E40自身形成的聚集体尺寸相当.     

驱油体系化学剂间相互作用对界面吸附膜的影响

采用界面张力弛豫技术研究了不对称Gemini表面活性剂C12COONa-p-C9SO3Na、部分水解聚丙烯酰胺Mo-4000、疏水缔合水溶性聚丙烯酰胺(HMPAM)等驱油体系化学剂在癸烷/水界面上的扩张流变性质,考察了不同离子强度、不同类型电解质对体系界面流变性质的影响,计算得到界面扩张弹性模量和粘性模量的全频率谱,并通过归一化方法(cole-cole图)探讨了界面吸附膜的弛豫过程。研究发现,界面膜内分子重排和界面与体相间分子扩散交换是影响膜性质的主要弛豫过程。表面活性剂体相浓度增大有利于界面分子重排过程,而低频有利于扩散交换过程;不同结构聚合物以及不同离子强度、不同类型电解质对表面活性剂吸附膜有不同的影响。     

疏水缔合聚丙烯酰胺与双子表面活性剂的相互作用

制备了一种脂肪酸酯双磺酸盐型双子表面活性剂, 利用粘度法、界面张力法和原子力显微镜研究了疏水缔合聚丙烯酰胺与双子表面活性剂在溶液中的相互作用. 实验结果表明: 疏水缔合聚丙烯酰胺在溶液中能够通过自组装形成疏水微区并发展成网络结构, 疏水微区与表面活性剂在溶液中能形成混合胶束; 当一定量的表面活性剂加入时, 对疏水缔合聚丙烯酰胺的自组装起促进作用, 而过多双子表面活性剂的加入又会对聚合物分子的自组装起抑制作用, 从而显著影响疏水缔合聚丙烯酰胺的溶液性质, 随着表面活性剂浓度的增加, 聚合物溶液粘度先增加、再降低; 同时, 疏水缔合聚丙烯酰胺对双子表面活性剂的界面性能也有较大影响, 聚合物的加入使双子表面活性剂降低油/水界面张力的能力下降, 油/水界面张力达到平衡所需时间延长.     

Structure of the complex monolayer of gemini surfactant and DNA at the air/water interface

The properties of the complex monolayers composed of cationic gemini surfactants, [C(18)H(37)(CH(3))(2)N(+)-(CH(2))(s)-N(+)(CH(3))(2)C(18)H(37)],2Br(-) (18-s-18 with s = 3, 4, 6, 8, 10 and 12), and ds-DNA or ss-DNA at the air/water interface were in situ studied by the surface pressure-area per molecule (π-A) isotherm measurement and the infrared reflection absorption spectroscopy (IRRAS). The corresponding Langmuir-Blodgett (LB) films were also investigated by the atomic force microscopy (AFM), the Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), and the circular dichroism spectroscopy (CD). The π-A isotherms and AFM images reveal that the spacer of gemini surfactant has a significant effect on the surface properties of the complex monolayers. As s ≤ 6, the gemini/ds-DNA complex monolayers can both laterally and normally aggregate to form fibril structures with heights of 2.0-7.0 nm and widths of from several tens to ~300 nm. As s > 6, they can laterally condense to form the platform structure with about 1.4 nm height. Nevertheless, FT-IR, IRRAS, and CD spectra, as well as AFM images, suggest that DNA retains its double-stranded character when complexed. This is very important and meaningful for gene therapy because it is crucial to maintain the extracellular genes undamaged to obtain a high transfection efficiency. In addition, when s ≤ 6, the gemini/ds-DNA complex monolayers can experience a transition of DNA molecule from the double-stranded helical structure to a typical ψ-phase with a supramolecular chiral order.     

Adsorption and micellar properties of a mixed system of nonionic-nonionic surfactants

We study the surface adsorption and bulk micellization of a mixed system of two nonionic surfactants, namely, ethylene glycol mono-n-dodecyl ether (C12E1) and tetraethylene glycol mono-n-tetradecyl ether (C14E4), at different mixing ratios at 15 degrees C. The pure C14E4 monolayer cannot show any indicative features of phase transition because of both hydration-induced and dipolar repulsive interactions between the bulky head groups. On the other hand, the monolayers of pure C12E1 and its mixture with C14E4 undergo a first-order phase transition, showing a variety of surface patterns in the coexistence region between the liquid expanded (LE) and liquid condensed (LC) phases under the same experimental conditions. For pure C12E1, the domains are of a fingering pattern while those for the C12E1/C14E4 mixed system are found to be compact circular and small irregular structures at 2:1 and 1:1 molar ratios, respectively. The critical micelle concentration (cmc) values of both the pure and the mixed systems were measured to understand the micellar behavior of the surfactants in the mixture. The cmc values of the mixed system were also calculated assuming ideal behavior of the surfactants in the mixture. The experimental and calculated values are found to be very close to each other, suggesting an almost ideal nature of mixing. The interaction parameters for mixed monolayer and micelle formation were calculated to understand the mutual behavior of the surfactants in the mixture. It is observed that the interaction parameters for mixed monolayer formation are more negative than those of micelle formation, indicating a stronger interaction between the surfactants during monolayer formation. It is concluded that since both the surfactants bear EO units in their head groups, structural parity and hydrogen bonding between the surfactants allow them to be closely packed during monolayer and micelle formation.     

Interactions of a fluoroaryl surfactant with hydrogenated, partially fluorinated, and perfluorinated surfactants at the air/water interface

A novel surfactant containing pentafluorophenyl moiety attached at the terminal position of undecanol (11,11-difluoro-11-(pentafluorophenyl)undecan-1-ol, abbr. PBD) was synthesized and employed for the Langmuir monolayer characterization and miscibility studies with a semifluorinated alkane (perfluorodecyleicosane, abbr. F10H20) and four alcohols differing in the degree of fluorination in their hydrophobic chains: octadecanol (C18OH), perfluorooctyldecanol (F8H10OH), perfluoroisononyldecanol (iF9H10OH) and 1H,1H-perfluorooctadecanol (F18OH). Pure monolayers of all of the investigated surfactants as well as their mixtures were investigated with surface pressure-area isotherms complemented by Brewster angle microscopy (BAM) images. PBD was found to form stable Langmuir monolayers of liquid-expanded character. Characteristic dendritic structures were formed at the very early stage of compression and remained up to the vicinity of collapse, where 3D crystallites appeared. 2D miscibility studies revealed that PBD forms mixed monolayers with the investigated semifluorinated alkane (F10H20) as well as with perfluorinated alcohol (F18OH) within the whole composition range, do not mix with octadecanol to the fully hydrogenated alcohol, whereas it is partially miscible (up to a certain surface pressure value) with the studied semifluorinated alcohols. The analysis of the miscibility derived from the surface pressure-area isotherms (collapse pressure vs composition dependencies) agrees well with BAM images. Molecular interactions in the investigated systems have been quantified with interaction parameter, alpha.     

Two-dimensional miscibility studies of alamethicin and selected film-forming molecules

Alamethicin (ALM), a 20-amino acid antibiotic peptide (peptaibol) from fungal sources, was mixed in Langmuir monolayers with six different surfactants: semifluorinated (F6H18, F10H19, F8H10OH, F6H10SH) and hydrogenated (C18SH and DODAC), aimed at finding appropriate molecules for ALM incorporation for nanodevice construction. Alamethicin-containing mixed monolayers were investigated by means of surface manometry (pi-A isotherms) and Brewster angle microscopy (BAM). Our results show that only semifluorinated alkanes can serve as an appropriate material since they form miscible and homogeneous monolayers with ALM within the whole concentration range. All the remaining surfactants, possessing polar groups, were found to demix with ALM. This effect was explained as being due to the existence of strong polar interactions between vertically oriented surfactant molecules, which tend to separate from horizontally oriented alpha-helices of the peptide. On the contrary, semifluorinated alkanes, lacking any polar group in their structure and bearing a large dipole moment, interact with ALM, also possessing a huge cumulative dipole moment. These dipole-dipole interactions between ALM and SFAs are more attractive than those between SFA molecules in their pure monolayers, causing the large ALM molecule, situated parallel to the interface, to be surrounded by SFA molecules in perpendicular orientation, leading to the formation of a highly organized binary mixed monolayer. BAM images of the ALM monolayer indicate that this peptide collapses with the nucleation and growth mechanism, like the majority of surfactants, which contradicts the model of ALM collapse by desorption, previously published in the literature.     

Physicochemical studies of pyridinium gemini surfactants with promethazine hydrochloride in aqueous solution

The mixed micellization and interfacial behavior of pyridinium gemini surfactants, 1,1'-(1,1'-(ethane-1,2-diylbis-(sulfanediyl))bis(alkane-2,1-diyl))dipyridinium bromide, i.e., [12-(S-2-S)-12], [14-(S-2-S)-14], [16-(S-2-S)-16] with a phenothiazine tranquilizer drug, promethazine hydrochloride (PMT), has been investigated by conductivity, surface tension and steady state fluorescence measurements. Different spectroscopic techniques like fluorescence, UV-visible and NMR were also employed to understand the nature of interactions between the pyridinium gemini surfactants and PMT. The various micellar, interfacial and associated thermodynamic parameters for different mole fractions of PMT-pyridinium gemini surfactant mixtures have been evaluated. Synergism was observed in the mixed micelle as well as the monolayer formed by these mixtures. The fluorescence quenching experiment indicates that the interactions between PMT and surfactants are hydrophobic in nature. The UV-visible measurements reveal the distinct formation of a drug-surfactant complex. The detailed mechanism for the type of interactions was further studied by NMR titrations which show cation-π interactions between PMT and pyridinium gemini surfactant molecules.     

Phase Behavior of Bis(Quaternary Ammonium Bromide)/Sodium Cholate/H2O System

Interactions in an oppositely charged surfactant mixture composed of a gemini surfactant (bis(quaternary ammonium bromide)) and a bile salt (sodium cholate) in water were studied at 30°C. A combination of techniques was used including surface tension, conductometry, light scattering, light microscopy, and microelectrophoretic measurements. A strong dependence of the phase behavior on the molar ratio and actual concentration of surfactants was found. The interplay between electrostatic effects, geometry of molecules, and dissimilar separation of the hydrophobic and hydrophilic moieties in the surfactants dictate the interaction mode and the microstructures formed. Instead of precipitation, in the equivalent mixtures formation of complexes, mixed micelles, vesicles, coacervates, and solid crystalline phases have been observed. The extent of interacting forces in mixed micelles formed in equivalent mixtures was evaluated by regular solution theory. A relatively high negative value of interaction parameter indicated a strong attractive interaction between surfactants. The compositions of both mixed micelles and mixed monolayer are found to be almost equimolar.     

The Adsorption of Gemini and Conventional Surfactants onto Some Soil Solids and the Removal of 2-Naphthol by the Soil Surfaces

The adsorption of two cationic gemini surfactants, [C(n)H(2n+1) N(+)(CH(3))(2)-CH(2)CH(2)](2).2Br(-), where n=12 and 14, on limestone, sand, and clay (Na-montmorillonite) from their aqueous solution in double-distilled water and the effect of this adsorption on the removal of 2-naphthol have been studied. Compared to those of conventional cationic surfactants with similar single hydrophilic and hydrophobic groups (C(n)H(2n+1)N(+)(CH(3))(3).Br(-), where n=12 and 14), the molar adsorptions of the gemini and the conventional surfactants on Na-montmorillonite are almost identical and very close to their cation exchange capacities. On sand and limestone, the molar adsorption of the cationic gemini surfactants is much larger than that of their corresponding conventional surfactants. Adsorption studies of the pollutants onto the three kinds of solids treated by either the gemini or the conventional surfactants show that the former are both more efficient and more effective at removing 2-naphthol from the aqueous phase. On all three soil solids, the addition of KBr increases the efficiency of the adsorption of both types of cationics and for most cases increases also the maximum amount adsorbed, but decreases slightly the efficiency of removal of 2-naphthol. On limestone, the anionic gemini adsorbs with one hydrophilic group oriented toward the Ca(2+) sites on the surface and its second hydrophilic group oriented toward the aqueous phase. The conventional anionic surfactant forms a double layer. The gemini anionic is more efficient and more effective than the conventional anionic in the removal of 2-naphathol from the aqueous phase. Both anionic conventional and gemini surfactants have no adsorption on sand. The adsorption mechanisms for all the surfactants on the three soil solid surfaces are discussed. Copyright 2001 Academic Press.     

Adsorption characteristics of monomeric/gemini surfactant mixtures at the silica/aqueous solution interface

The adsorption of the monomeric/gemini surfactant mixtures at the silica/aqueous solution interface has been characterized on the basis of quartz crystal microbalance with dissipation monitoring (QCM-D) and atomic force microscopy (AFM) data. The gemini surfactant employed in this study was cationic 1,2-bis(dodecyldimethylammonio)ethane dibromide (12-2-12). This surfactant was mixed with monomeric surfactants (dodecyltrimethylammonium bromide (DTAB), hexadecyltrimethylammonium bromide (HTAB), and octaoxyethylenedodecyl ether (C(12)EO(8))) in the presence of an added electrolyte (NaBr). The key finding in our current study is that the addition of the gemini surfactant (12-2-12) makes significant impact on the adsorption properties even when the mole fraction of 12-2-12 is quite low in the surfactant mixtures. This is suggested by the experimental results that (i) the QCM-D adsorption isotherms measured for the monomeric/gemini surfactant mixtures shift to the region of lower surfactant concentrations compared with the monomeric single systems; (ii) the adsorbed layer morphology largely depends on the mole fraction of 12-2-12 in the surfactant mixtures, and the increased 12-2-12 mole fraction results in the less curved surface aggregates; and (iii) the addition of 12-2-12 yields a relatively rigid adsorbed layer when compared with the layer formed by the monomeric single systems. These adsorption properties result from the fact that the more favorable interaction of 12-2-12 with the silica surface sites drives the overall surfactant adsorption in these mixtures, which is particularly obvious in the region of low surfactant concentrations and at the 12-2-12 low mole fractions. We believe that this knowledge should be important when considering the formulation of gemini surfactants into various chemical products.     

Studies of mixed surfactant solutions of cationic dimeric (gemini) surfactant with nonionic surfactant C12E6 in aqueous medium

The interaction between the alkanediyl-alpha,omega-type cationic gemini surfactant, [(C(16)H(33)N(+)(CH(3))(2)(CH(2))(4)N(+)(CH(3))(2)C(16)H(33))2Br(-)], 16-4-16 and the conventional nonionic surfactant [CH(3)(CH(2))(10)CH(2)(OCH(2)CH(2))(6)OH], C(12)E(6) in aqueous medium has been investigated. The critical micelle concentrations of different mixtures have been measured by surface tension using a du Nouy tensiometer in aqueous solution at different temperatures (303, 308, and 313 K). Maximum surface excess (Gamma(max)) and minimum area per molecule (A(min)) were evaluated from a surface tension vs log(10)C (C is concentration) plot. The cmc value of the mixture was used to compute beta(m), the interaction parameter. The beta(sigma), the interaction parameter at the monolayer air-water interface, was also calculated. We observed synergism in 16-4-16/C(12)E(6) system at all concentration ratios. The micelle aggregation number (N(agg)) has been measured using a steady state fluorescence quenching method at a total surfactant concentration approximately 2 mM at 25 degrees C. The micropolarity and the binding constant (K(sv)) of mixed systems were determined from the ratio of intensity of peaks (I(1)/I(3)) of the pyrene fluorescence emission spectrum. The micellar interiors were found to be reasonably polar. We also found, using Maeda's concept, that the chain-chain interactions are very important in this system.     

Interaction of Egg-Sphingomyelin with DOPC in Langmuir Monolayers

Lipid rafts are a dynamic microdomain structure found in recent years, enriched in sphin-golipids, cholesterol and particular proteins. The change of structure and function of lipid rafts could result in many diseases. In this work, the monolayer miscibility behavior of mixed systems of Egg-Sphingomyelin (ESM) with 1, 2-dioleoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine was in-vestigated in terms of mean surface area per molecule and excess molecular area ΔA_ex at certain surface pressure, surface pressure and excess surface pressure Δπ_ex at certain mean molecular area. The stability and compressibility of the mixed monolayers was assessed by the parameters of surface excess Gibbs free energy ΔG_ex, excess Helmholtz energy ΔH_ex and elasticity. Thermodynamic analysis indicates ΔA_ex and Δπe_ex in the binary systems with positive deviations from the ideal behavior, suggesting repulsive interaction. The max-imum of ΔG_ex and ΔH_ex was at the molar fraction of ESM of 0.6, demonstrating the mixed monolayer was more unstable. The repulsive interaction induced phase separation in the monolayer