Cryogenic wormlike micelles?

Soft Matter Pub Date: 2019-02-22 DOI: 10.1039/C9SM00068B

Abstract

Cryogenic wormlike micellar solutions which possess a freezing point far below 0 °C while retaining rheological properties similar to those of ordinary wormlike micellar solutions are fabricated from the self-assembly of a C22-tailed monounsaturated zwitterionic surfactant, erucyl dimethyl amidopropyl betaine, in an ethylene glycol/water co-solvent at subzero temperature. Such fluids may find potential applications in fields where viscoelasticity is highly desired at subfreezing temperatures.

Graphical abstract: Cryogenic wormlike micelles
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