title: Kinetic switching between two modes of bisurea surfactant self-assembly.
abstract: The size and shape of a surfactant aggregate could be altered by using supersaturation like in crystal growth, rather than applying common laws that drive surfactant aggregate formation.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Materials and Interface Chemistry and Soft Matter Cryo-TEM Research Unit, Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, The Netherlands. matthijn.vos@fei.com
authors.forename: Matthijn R J
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Vos
authors.forename: Philippe E L G
authors.initials: PE
authors.lastname: Leclère
authors.forename: Hugo
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Meekes
authors.forename: Elias
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Vlieg
authors.forename: Roeland J M
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Nolte
authors.forename: Nico A J M
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Sommerdijk
mesh_terms: D002152:Calorimetry, Differential Scanning; D020285:Cryoelectron Microscopy; D003460:Crystallization; D006860:Hydrogen Bonding; D007700:Kinetics; D018625:Microscopy, Atomic Force; D046529:Microscopy, Electron, Transmission; D013499:Surface Properties; D013501:Surface-Active Agents / Q000737:chemistry*; D014508:Urea / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D013501:Surface-Active Agents; D014508:Urea