Light-induced structural evolution of photoswitchable carbohydrate-based surfactant micelles

Rico F Tabor; Matthew J Pottage; Christopher J Garvey; Brendan L Wilkinson

doi:10.1039/c4cc07657e

Light-induced structural evolution of photoswitchable carbohydrate-based surfactant micelles

Chem Commun (Camb). 2015 Mar 28;51(25):5509-12. doi: 10.1039/c4cc07657e.

Authors

Rico F Tabor¹, Matthew J Pottage, Christopher J Garvey, Brendan L Wilkinson

Affiliation

¹ School of Chemistry, Monash University, Victoria 3800, Australia. [email protected] [email protected].

PMID: 25418517
DOI: 10.1039/c4cc07657e

Abstract

We report the light-induced structural evolution of photoswitchable carbohydrate-based surfactant micelles using time-resolved small-angle neutron scattering (TR-SANS), monitoring the structural changes in micellisation in situ over time and demonstrating for the first time the course and implications of this process.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Carbohydrates / chemistry*
Light*
Micelles*
Molecular Structure
Neutron Diffraction
Photochemical Processes / radiation effects
Scattering, Small Angle
Surface-Active Agents / chemistry*
Time Factors

Substances

Carbohydrates
Micelles
Surface-Active Agents