In situ observation of self-assembly of sugars and surfactants from nanometres to microns

Samia Ouhajji*, Jasper Landman, Sylvain Prévost, Lingxiang Jiang, Albert P. Philipse, Andrei V. Petukhov

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Abstract

The hierarchical self-assembly of sugar and surfactant molecules into hollow tubular microstructures was characterized in situ with high resolution small-angle X-ray scattering spanning more than three orders of magnitude of spatial scales. Scattering profiles reveal that aqueous host-guest inclusion complexes self-assemble into multiple equally spaced curved bilayers forming a collection of concentric hollow cylinders. Scattering data can be described by a simple theoretical model of the microtubes. The interlamellar distance was found to be surprisingly large. Moreover, we report that the multi-walled structure of the microtubes swells as the concentration or the temperature is varied.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2421-2425
Number of pages5
JournalSoft Matter
Volume13
Issue number13
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2017
Externally publishedYes

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