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Reversible pH‐ and Photocontrollable Carbohydrate‐Based Surfactants
Author(s) -
Tabor Rico F.,
Tan David D.,
Han Sean S.,
Young Scott A.,
Seeger Zoe L. E.,
Pottage Matthew J.,
Garvey Christopher J.,
Wilkinson Brendan L.
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
chemistry – a european journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.687
H-Index - 242
eISSN - 1521-3765
pISSN - 0947-6539
DOI - 10.1002/chem.201404945
Subject(s) - carbohydrate , adsorption , surface tension , micelle , chemistry , pulmonary surfactant , chemical engineering , organic chemistry , biochemistry , aqueous solution , physics , quantum mechanics , engineering
The parallel synthesis and properties of a library of photoswitchable surfactants comprising a hydrophobic butylazobenzene tail‐group and a hydrophilic carbohydrate head‐group, including the first surfactants to exhibit dual photo‐ and pH‐responsive behavior, is reported. This new generation of surfactants shows varying micelle morphologies, photocontrollable surface tension, and pH‐induced aggregation and adsorption.