Self Assembly in Deep Eutectic Solvents
Deep Eutectic Solvents (DES) are molecular mixtures similar to ionic liquids, having melting points below room temperature. However instead of being composed of a salt, the mixture contains two molecules with strong interactions that hinder formation of an ordered crystalline network. DES share many of the features of ionic liquids (low vapour pressure, adjustable polarity, etc) which make them interesting as green solvents while being far less toxic than typical ionic liquids. There is also some evidence that DES may form within the crowded cellular environment and could assist in solubilizing biological species in an intermediate environment between that of the hydrophobic phospholipids and highly polar water rich regions, particularly assisting survival under extreme conditions e.g. low temperature or drought where the water content of cells is restricted. Compared to ionic liquids, some DES are tolerant of high water content. Here we propose to examine the self assembly of a common surfactant, C12TAB, in a water containing DES as a function of water content.
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Karen J Edler; ARNOLD Tom; JACKSON Andrew; PORCAR Lionel and Adrian Sanchez-Fernandez. (2015). Self Assembly in Deep Eutectic Solvents. Institut Laue-Langevin (ILL) doi:10.5291/ILL-DATA.9-12-399
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