Study of the formation and solution properties of worm-like micelles formed using both N-hexadecyl-N-methylpiperidinium bromide-based cationic surfactant and anionic surfactant

PLoS One. 2014 Oct 8;9(10):e110155. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0110155. eCollection 2014.

Abstract

The viscoelastic properties of worm-like micelles formed by mixing the cationic surfactant N-hexadecyl-N-methylpiperidinium bromide (C16MDB) with the anionic surfactant sodium laurate (SL) in aqueous solutions were investigated using rheological measurements. The effects of sodium laurate and temperature on the worm-like micelles and the mechanism of the observed shear thinning phenomenon and pseudoplastic behavior were systematically investigated. Additionally, cryogenic transmission electron microscopy images further ascertained existence of entangled worm-like micelles.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Elasticity
  • Micelles*
  • Models, Molecular
  • Molecular Conformation
  • Piperidines / chemistry*
  • Rheology
  • Solutions
  • Surface-Active Agents / chemistry*
  • Temperature
  • Viscosity

Substances

  • Micelles
  • Piperidines
  • Solutions
  • Surface-Active Agents
  • hexadecyl-N-methylpiperidinium