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New Nano‐ and Microparticles with a Liquid‐Crystal‐Like Interior
Author(s) -
Trabelsi S.,
Guillot S.,
Raspaud E.,
Delsanti M.,
Langevin D.,
Boué F.
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
advanced materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.707
H-Index - 527
eISSN - 1521-4095
pISSN - 0935-9648
DOI - 10.1002/adma.200600444
Subject(s) - materials science , dispersity , pulmonary surfactant , polymer , aqueous solution , polyelectrolyte , neutron scattering , colloid , chemical engineering , nanoparticle , nano , liquid crystal , particle size , small angle neutron scattering , scattering , particle (ecology) , chemical physics , nanotechnology , polymer chemistry , optics , composite material , organic chemistry , chemistry , physics , optoelectronics , oceanography , geology , engineering
Mixtures of oppositely charged surfactants and polyelectrolytes yield well‐ defined monodisperse particles with a liquid‐crystal‐like interior in aqueous solution, as evidenced by the neutron scattering data shown in the figure. The particle size increases exponentially with the surfactant concentration, linearly with the charge on the polymer backbone, and is independent of the polymer concentration.