title: Destruction of perfluoroalkyl surfactant aggregates by beta-cyclodextrin.
abstract: A water 1H NMRD and 19F NMR spectroscopy study has proved, for the first time, that perfluoroalkyl surfactant micelles can be completely destroyed upon addition of beta-cyclodextrin to form successively 1:1 and 2:1 (beta-CD:R(F)) inclusion complexes.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Inorganic and Bioinorganic Chemistry, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology EPFL-BCH, CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Gaëlle M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Nicolle
authors.forename: André E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Merbach
mesh_terms: D005466:Fluorocarbons / Q000737:chemistry*; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy / Q000379:methods; D008823:Micelles; D015394:Molecular Structure; D012995:Solubility; D013501:Surface-Active Agents / Q000737:chemistry*; D047392:beta-Cyclodextrins / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D005466:Fluorocarbons; D008823:Micelles; D013501:Surface-Active Agents; D047392:beta-Cyclodextrins