Self-Assembling Systems, Department of Chemical Engineering, Delft University of Technology, Julianalaan 136, 2628 BL Delft, The Netherlands.
Langmuir. 2012 Sep 25;28(38):13570-6. doi: 10.1021/la302294r. Epub 2012 Sep 12.
Dynamic covalent chemistry is a powerful tool for the construction of adaptive and stimulus-responsive nanosystems. Here we report on the spontaneous formation of dynamic covalent wormlike micelles from imine-based gemini surfactants, formed upon mixing aqueous solutions of two complementary non-surface-active precursors. Resulting from the reversibility of the dynamic covalent imine bond, the wormlike micelles can be switched between an isotropic solution and the assembled state, triggered by pH and temperature. Thermodynamic modeling of the reaction equilibria shows that, although mixtures of single- and double-tailed surfactants are formed, it is mainly the double-tailed surfactant that assembles into the wormlike micelles.
动态共价化学是构建自适应和刺激响应纳米系统的有力工具。在这里,我们报告了基于亚胺的双子表面活性剂在混合两种互补的非表面活性剂前体的水溶液时自发形成动态共价蠕虫状胶束。由于动态共价亚胺键的可逆性,蠕虫状胶束可以在各向同性溶液和组装状态之间切换,这是由 pH 值和温度触发的。反应平衡的热力学模型表明,尽管形成了单尾和双尾表面活性剂的混合物,但主要是双尾表面活性剂组装成蠕虫状胶束。