Effect of Single/Mixed Surfactant Systems on Orientations of Liquid Crystals and Interaction of Proteins with Surfactants at Fluid Interfaces

Xiangrong Huang, Zhicheng Ye, Yazhuo Shang, Yifan He, Hong Meng, Yinmao Dong, Zhaohui Qu, Youting Liu, Shouhong Xu, Honglai Liu The properties of surfactants affect liquid-crystal (LC) based sensors significantly. However, studies are mostly limited to single surfactant systems and rarely involve mixed surfactant systems. Mixed surfactants-decorated LC-laden interfaces show an outstanding optical response for proteins, and thus the related different mechanisms have been proposed.
Source: Australian Journal of Chemistry - Category: Chemistry Authors: Source Type: research