Structural transitions in cholesterol-based wormlike micelles induced by encapsulating alkyl ester oils with varying architecture

Journal of Colloid and Interface Science
Hala AfifiCécile A Dreiss

Abstract

The effect of encapsulating oils on the phase behaviour and the microstructure of wormlike micelles formed by polyoxyethylene cholesteryl ether (ChEO(10)) and triethylene glycol monododecyl ether co-surfactant (C(12)EO(3)) was investigated using rheology, Cryo-TEM and small-angle neutron scattering measurements. Six alkyl ester oils bearing small, systematic variations in their molecular structure were encapsulated: ethyl butyrate (EB(24)), ethyl caproate (ECO(26)), ethyl caprylate (EC(28)), methyl enanthate (ME(17)), methyl caprylate (MC(18)) and butyl butyrate (BB(44)), where the subscripts refer to the length of the alkyl chain and fatty acid chain, respectively, on either sides of the ester link. The addition of alkyl ester oils to ChEO(10)/C(12)EO(3) solutions promotes the longitudinal growth of the surfactant aggregates into wormlike micelles possessing an elliptical cross-section, with r(minor) 31±2 Å and r(major) varying from 45 to 70 Å. At fixed alkyl chain length, oils with longer fatty acid chains were found to be more efficient in inducing wormlike micelle formation or their elongation, following the order: EC(28)>ECO(26)>EB(24). Instead, at fixed fatty acid chain length, increasing the alkyl chain has a negative ef...Continue Reading

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