title: The first evidence for unilamellar vesicle formation of ionic liquids in aqueous solutions.
abstract: It was found for the first time that single tail ionic liquid (IL) surfactants, 1-alkyl-3-methylimidazolium bromides [C(n)mim]Br (n = 10, 12, 14), form unilamellar vesicles in aqueous solutions without any additives. With the increase in IL concentrations, the self-assembly of these ILs can transfer from spherical micelles to rodlike micelles and then to vesicles.
authors.affiliation: School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Media and Reactions, Ministry of Education, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, Henan 453007, PR China.
authors.forename: Huiyong
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Lamei
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Jianji
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Zhiyong
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Suojiang
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Zhang