Polyelectrolyte Complex Formation in Lamellar Liquid Crystalline Systems

Interactions Between Dodecylammonium Chloride and ι-Carrageenan

“…The repeating unit is D-galactose-4 sulfate linked with 3,6-anhydrous-galactose-2-sulfate. IC (Sigma) was purified from potassium and calcium ions by passing aqueous solutions through an ion-exchange column with a cationic ionexchange resin in the Na + form (16). Samples were prepared either with a constant DDACl and an increasing IC component or vice versa.…”

Polymer-induced structural changes in lecithin/sodium dodecyl sulfate-based multilamellar vesicles

“…Our own studies [14][15][16][17][18] in the anionic, lamellar liquid crystalline model system (sodium dodecyl sulfate/decanol/ water) have shown that different types of polyelectrolytes can be incorporated without macroscopic phase separation. However, when the oppositely charged cationic polyelectrolyte, PDADMAC, is added, multilamellar compact vesicles on the supramolecular level are formed.…”

Dynamic Viscoelasticity and Flow Behavior of a Polyoxyethylene Glycol Nonylphenyl Ether/Toluene/Water System

“…Lyotropic liquid crystals can be used in detergency, , emulsion technology, − biology, , pharmacy, cosmetics, monodispersed fine particle preparation, as media for chemical reactions, such as polymerization reactions, etc. The incorporation of polymers into the liquid−crystalline structure is raising a growing interest insofar as such systems are important to either understand the structure of biomembranes or to optimize the mechanical properties of bilayer membranes, , and moreover they can be used in cosmetics, lubricants, and toiletries …”