Double-chain cationic surfactants: swelling, structure, phase transitions and additive effects

• Main Authors: Gonçalves, Rui A., Lam, Yeng Ming, Lindman, Björn
• Other Authors: School of Materials Science and Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2022
• Subjects: Engineering::Materials; Double-Chain Surfactant; Lamellar Gel
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/153887
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Double-chain amphiphilic compounds, including surfactants and lipids, have broad significance in applications like personal care and biology. A study on the phase structures and their transitions focusing on dioctadecyldimethylammonium chloride (DODAC), used inter alia in hair conditioners, is prese...