Phase separation of the aqueous solution and the surface activity of oxyethylenated cationic-anionic surfactants

Author(s):  
Xue-Gang Li ◽  
Fa-Min Liu
Micromachines ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (6) ◽  
pp. 723
Author(s):  
He Xia ◽  
Ang Li ◽  
Jia Man ◽  
Jianyong Li ◽  
Jianfeng Li

In this work, we used a co-flow microfluidic device with an injection and a collection tube to generate droplets with different layers due to phase separation. The phase separation system consisted of poly(ethylene glycol) diacrylate 700 (PEGDA 700), PEGDA 250, and sodium alginate aqueous solution. When the mixture droplets formed in the outer phase, PEGDA 700 in the droplets would transfer into the outer aqueous solution, while PEGDA 250 still stayed in the initial droplet, breaking the miscibility equilibrium of the mixture and triggering the phase separation. As the phase separation proceeded, new cores emerged in the droplets, gradually forming the second and third layers. Emulsion droplets with different layers were polymerized under ultraviolet (UV) irradiation at different stages of phase separation to obtain microspheres. Microspheres with different layers showed various release behaviors in simulated gastric fluid (SGF) and simulated intestinal fluid (SIF). The release rate decreased with the increase in the number of layers, which showed a potential application in sustained drug release.


2017 ◽  
Vol 19 (10) ◽  
pp. 6909-6920 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tatsuhiko Ohto ◽  
Johannes Hunger ◽  
Ellen H. G. Backus ◽  
Wataru Mizukami ◽  
Mischa Bonn ◽  
...  

Vibrational spectroscopy and molecular simulations revealed the hydrophilicity and hydrophobicity of TMAO in aqueous solution.


Soft Matter ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sai Vineeth Bobbili ◽  
Scott Milner

When oppositely charged polyelectrolytes mix in an aqueous solution, associative phase separation gives rise to coacervates. Experiments reveal the phase diagram for such coacervates, and determine the impact of charge...


2020 ◽  
Vol 22 (4) ◽  
pp. 2238-2248 ◽  
Author(s):  
Milad Eftekhari ◽  
Karin Schwarzenberger ◽  
Aliyar Javadi ◽  
Kerstin Eckert

The presence of negatively charged nanoparticles affects the surface activity of anionic surfactants in an aqueous phase. This effect is mainly caused by the change in ionic strength of the system resulted from the addition of nanoparticles.


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