title: Reversible switching of amphiphilic self-assemblies between micelles and microemulsions by a thermal stimulus.
abstract: The ionic liquid (IL), tetrabutylphosphonium trifluoroacetate ([P4444][CF3COO]), showed a low critical solution temperature (LCST)-type phase transition in water. Using this temperature-sensitive IL and the Triton X-100/H2O system, the reversible transformation between micelles and microemulsions was thus realized by a thermal stimulus for the first time.
authors.affiliation: Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian 116023, China. ygao@dicp.ac.cn.
authors.forename: Bin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Dong
authors.forename: Xueqing
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Xing
authors.forename: Rui
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Bing
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Xiaoyan
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: Chang
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Li
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.forename: Zhonghua
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Yanan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Gao
mesh_terms: D004655:Emulsions / Q000737:chemistry; D052578:Ionic Liquids / Q000737:chemistry*; D008823:Micelles; D013501:Surface-Active Agents / Q000737:chemistry*; D013696:Temperature; D014867:Water / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D004655:Emulsions; D052578:Ionic Liquids; D008823:Micelles; D013501:Surface-Active Agents; D014867:Water