Self-assembly of amphiphilic poly(phenylene ethynylene)s in water-potassium dodecanoate-decanol lyotropic liquid crystals.

Title

Self-assembly of amphiphilic poly(phenylene ethynylene)s in water-potassium dodecanoate-decanol lyotropic liquid crystals.

Publication Type

Journal Article

Year of Publication

2008

Authors

Bouffard, Jean
Swager, Timothy M.

Journal

Chemical Communications

Pagination

5387–9

Date Published

nov

ISSN

1359-7345

Keywords

Air, Dodecanol, Dodecanol: chemistry, Fatty Alcohols, Fatty Alcohols: chemistry, Liquid Crystals, Liquid Crystals: chemistry, Molecular Structure, Polymers, Polymers: chemical synthesis, Polymers: chemistry, Potassium, Potassium: chemistry, Stereoisomerism, Water, Water: chemistry

Abstract

Poly(phenylene ethynylene)s bearing a high density of branched amphiphilic side-chains self-assemble at the air-water interface and in water-potassium dodecanoate-decanol lyotropic liquid crystals.

URL

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18985219

DOI

http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/b814598a

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