Micelle size and order in lyotropic nematic phases from nuclear spin relaxation

Quist, Per‐Ola; Halle, Bertil; Furó, István

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“…Furthermore, these interactions should occur as well in simple aqueous dispersions of PS spheres with the same ionic strength, which was not observed. Depletion interaction is another possibility due to the high volume fraction of rod-like micelles, ϕ m ≈ 30%, in the N C phase (33). Like vdW interactions, they are short ranged and fade away for separation distances exceeding the micelle size (approximately nanometers).…”

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Colloidal aggregation and dynamics in anisotropic fluids

Mondiot

Botet

Snabre

et al. 2014

Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A.

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We present experiments and numerical simulations to investigate the collective behavior of submicrometer-sized particles immersed in a nematic micellar solution. We use latex spheres with diameters ranging from 190 to 780 nm and study their aggregation properties due to the interplay of the various colloidal forces at work in the system. We found that the morphology of aggregates strongly depends on the particle size, with evidence for two distinct regimes: the biggest inclusions clump together within minutes into either compact clusters or V-like structures that are completely consistent with attractive elastic interactions. On the contrary, the smallest particles form chains elongated along the nematic axis, within comparable timescales. In this regime, Monte Carlo simulations, based on a modified diffusion-limited cluster aggregation model, strongly suggest that the anisotropic rotational Brownian motion of the clusters combined with short-range depletion interactions dominate the system coarsening; elastic interactions no longer prevail. The simulations reproduce the sharp transition between the two regimes on increasing the particle size. We provide reasonable estimates to interpret our data and propose a likely scenario for colloidal aggregation. These results emphasize the growing importance of the diffusion of species at suboptical-wavelength scales and raise a number of fundamental issues.colloidal dispersion | liquid crystal | elasticity C olloidal dispersions are metastable systems consisting of small solid particles (size < 1 μm) immersed in a liquid phase. Compared with homogeneous liquids, they are characterized by a huge amount of interfaces, and their physical properties are mainly controlled by the aggregation state of the constitutive particles, which depends on their mutual interactions. In general, van der Waals attractions compete with the osmotic pressure of liquid films surrounding the particles, due to the presence of ions or molecules (electrostatic and steric effects, respectively) (1). Depletion interactions may also be invoked when several populations of objects, differing in size, coexist and diffuse in the same medium (2, 3). Hence, depending on the global balance of forces, the suspended particles may either remain isolated from each other or cluster into various kinds of structures ranging from compact aggregates to interconnected networks. A whole variety of different states are achievable, i.e., from solid opaque pastes to transparent newtonian fluids, which makes colloidal dispersions very attractive from a practical viewpoint as we can easily switch from one state to the other through chemical and/or physical means (pH, salt, additives, shear flow, etc.). A good example is provided by electrorheological fluids (and their magnetic counterparts), whose viscosity can be tuned by the application of an external field (4, 5). Needless to say, colloidal dispersions are ubiquitous in a broad spectrum of applications including food, cosmetics, and coating industries. Given their paramo...

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Colloidal aggregation and dynamics in anisotropic fluids

Mondiot

Botet

Snabre

et al. 2014

Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A.

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“…So, the extrapolation at T=0 leads to the value / 0.012 ∆α α = . To determine the order parameter S 1 we supposed ρ = 3 as shown in literature [15] and independent of temperature. In this case Eq.…”

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Measurements of optical anisotropy of a calamitic lyotropic liquid crystal

Beica

Moldovan²,

Tintaru

et al. 2004

Cryst. Res. Technol.

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“…Three ternary systems are presented: cetylpyridinium chloride-hexanol-water (at 0.2 M NaCl) [52,119,121], cetylpyridinium chloride-sodium salicylate-water (at 0.5 M NaCl) [122] and Figure 6. Phase diagrams of four wormlike micellar systems: (a) cetylpyridinium chloride, hexanol and water (0.2 M NaCl) [121]; (b) Cetylpyridinium chloride, sodium salicylate and water (0.5 M NaCl) [122]; (c) sodium dodecylsulfate, decanol and water [49,50,120]; (d) cetyltrimethylammonium bromide and water [30,124]. For the diagrams (a), (b) and (c), the cosurfactant concentration is in the ordinate.…”

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“…Copyright (1994) EDP Sciences.) sodium dodecyl sulfate-decanol-water [49,50,120]. In Figure 6d, the binary system cetyltrimethylammonium bromide-water is shown and the phases are displayed in a temperature-concentration diagram [30,117,123].…”

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Rheology of Wormlike Micelles: Equilibrium Properties and Shear Banding Transitions

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We review the experimental and theoretical results obtained during the past decade on the structure and rheology of wormlike micellar solutions. We focus on the linear and nonlinear viscoelasticity and emphasize the analogies with polymers. Based on a comprehensive survey of surfactant systems, the present study shows the existence of standard rheological behaviors for semidilute and concentrated solutions. One feature of this behavior is a shear banding transition associated with a stress plateau in the nonlinear mechanical response. For concentrated solutions, we show that in the plateau region the shear bands are isotropic and nematic.

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Micelle size and order in lyotropic nematic phases from nuclear spin relaxation

Cited by 77 publications

References 62 publications

Colloidal aggregation and dynamics in anisotropic fluids

Colloidal aggregation and dynamics in anisotropic fluids

Measurements of optical anisotropy of a calamitic lyotropic liquid crystal

Rheology of Wormlike Micelles: Equilibrium Properties and Shear Banding Transitions

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