Issue 98, 2017
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Chemical Communications

Real-time observation of solubilization-induced morphological change in surfactant aggregates adsorbed on a solid surface†

Keito Koizumi,a   Masaaki Akamatsu,a   Kenichi Sakai, ORCID logo *ab   Shinya Sasakibc  and  Hideki Sakaiab  

* Corresponding authors

a Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Science, 2641 Yamazaki, Noda, Chiba 278-8510, Japan
E-mail: k-sakai@rs.noda.tus.ac.jp

b Research Institute for Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Science, 2641 Yamazaki, Noda, Chiba 278-8510, Japan

c Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Tokyo University of Science, 6-3-1 Niijuku, Katsushika, Tokyo 125-8585, Japan

Abstract

A solubilization-induced morphological change in surfactant surface aggregates was imaged in real-time, using high-speed atomic force microscopy. We revealed that the morphological change occurred within a few hundred seconds and was irreversible in the addition/removal process of organic solutes.

Graphical abstract: Real-time observation of solubilization-induced morphological change in surfactant aggregates adsorbed on a solid surface

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/C7CC08369F
Article type
Communication
Submitted
31 Oct 2017
Accepted
21 Nov 2017
First published
21 Nov 2017

Chem. Commun., 2017,53, 13172-13175

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Real-time observation of solubilization-induced morphological change in surfactant aggregates adsorbed on a solid surface

K. Koizumi, M. Akamatsu, K. Sakai, S. Sasaki and H. Sakai, Chem. Commun., 2017, 53, 13172 DOI: 10.1039/C7CC08369F

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