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Reversible pH- and Photocontrollable Carbohydrate-Based Surfactants

Rico F Tabor, David D Tan, Sean S Han, Scott A Young, Zoe L E Seeger, Matthew J Pottage, Christopher J Garvey, Brendan Wilkinson

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Abstract

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.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)13881-13884
JournalChemistry: A European Journal
Volume20
Issue number43
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2014

Keywords

  • Colloid and Surface Chemistry
  • Synthesis of Materials
  • Physical Chemistry of Materials

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