Stereochemical Dependence of Vesicle Bilayer Properties.

Abstract

The project involved several studies of surfactants and their derived vesicles. The primary objective of the project was an elucidation of factors involved in the stabilization and destabilization of vesicles. Work was performed on three studies. The first involved the dependence of the properties of vesicles on the stereochemistry of their constituent surfactants. The second and third studies involved the synthesis of double-chain, double-head group surfactants and chain-substituted phosphocholines, respectively, and characterization of their derived vesicles. The primary methods used to characterize the vesicles were dynamic laser light scattering, to give sizes, and differential scanning calorimetry, to give bilayer phase transition temperatures.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 14, 1996
Accession Number
ADA318418

Entities

People

  • David A. Jaeger

Organizations

  • University of Wyoming

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aqueous Solutions
  • Calorimetry
  • Chemistry
  • Demography
  • Hydrogen Bonds
  • Information Operations
  • Light Scattering
  • Military Research
  • Phase Transformations
  • Scanning
  • Scattering
  • Scientists
  • Stereochemistry
  • Surface Active Substances
  • Transition Temperature
  • Transitions

Fields of Study

  • Chemistry

Readers

  • Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry
  • Polymer Science and Technology

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy