title: Thermosensitive micelles formed from a small-molecule amphiphile: switchable LCST and potential application in cloud point separation.
abstract: Thermosensitive micelles are prepared through self-assembly of a small-molecule amphiphile. The micelles exhibit a lower critical solution temperature (LCST) of 34 °C in aqueous solution, which can be switched simply by bubbling CO2. Moreover, thermally induced aggregation of the micelles can facilitate the separation of hydrophobic pollutants from water.
authors.affiliation: Key Lab of Organic Optoelectronics and Molecular Engineering, Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, P.R. China.
authors.forename: Yan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ding
authors.forename: Zhiqiang
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Xi
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Zhang
mesh_terms: D002245:Carbon Dioxide / Q000737:chemistry; D008823:Micelles; D012996:Solutions; D013501:Surface-Active Agents / Q000737:chemistry*; D013696:Temperature
chemical_list: D008823:Micelles; D012996:Solutions; D013501:Surface-Active Agents; D002245:Carbon Dioxide