Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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610025 | Journal of Colloid and Interface Science | 2010 | 4 Pages |
A mixture between 1% sodium myristate and guanidine hydrochloride at a molar ratio of 1 in water forms a gel of membranes below a phase transition of ca. 21 °C and a viscous limpid and isotropic solution above. As observed by both TEM and AFM, we report the formation of interconnected superstructures in that latter phase. Those assemblies exhibit a size of ca. 4–40 nm width and several tens of μm length with unexpected disconnections and re-connections between them having the appearance of an anastomosis-like superstructure.
Graphical abstractWe report the formation of interconnected nanostructures in fatty acid mixtures having the appearance of an anastomosis-like superstructure.Figure optionsDownload full-size imageDownload as PowerPoint slide