ISIS Neutron and Muon Source Data Journal

Uptake of pristine C60 into micelles formed by an alkyl-C60 hydrophobic amphiphile

Abstract: The ability of micelles of C60-containing hydrophobic amphiphiles to incorporate pristine C60 will be explored. Contrast variation SANS (CV-SANS) will be employed to fully characterise the structure of these complex fluids. This will answer a fundamental question regarding the extent to which hydrophobic amphiphiles possess properties similar to their classical counterparts: Classical surfactants can typically stabilise dispersions of two immiscible species (e.g. water in oil); hydrophobic amphiphiles have yet to be demonstrated to do so. SANS beam-time is therefore requested as the only viable way to reliably detect the nanoscale structures. The obtained results will greatly increase our understanding of alkyl-aromatic hydrophobic amphiphilicity. The use of ternary phases will also provide further means of control over the self-assembled structures.

Principal Investigator: Dr Martin Hollamby
Experimenter: Miss Beth Dobson
Experimenter: Mr Ashleigh Danks
Experimenter: Mr Matt Lloyd
Experimenter: Dr Brian Pauw
Experimenter: Dr Melanie Britton
Experimenter: Dr Zoe Schnepp
Local Contact: Dr Sarah Rogers

DOI: 10.5286/ISIS.E.RB1410529

ISIS Experiment Number: RB1410529

Publisher: STFC ISIS Neutron and Muon Source

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