title: Lyotropic Lamellar Structures of a Long-Chain Imidazolium and Their Application as Nanoreactors for X-ray-Initiated Polymerization.
abstract: The lyotropic behavior of the ternary system formed by 1-tetradecyl-3-methylimidazolium chloride, 1-decanol, and water is investigated. A lamellar mesophase is formed for a wide range of compositions and is characterized by polarized optical microscopy, low-temperature scanning electron microscopy, small- and wide-angle X-ray scattering with synchrotron radiation, and differential scanning calorimetry. This phase presents onionlike structures. Two lamellar structures are formed: an Lαmesophase between 25 and 50 °C, with an isobaric thermal expansivity of the bilayer thickness of -3.2 × 10-3K-1, and a lamellar gel phase, when the temperature decreases below 25 °C. This new medium is employed to perform in situ X-ray-initiated polymerization of N-isopropylacrylamide. When the monomer is incorporated in the lamellar structure, it is distributed between the water layer and bilayer interface and its polymerization can be followed by variations in the diffractograms with time.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Ciencias y Técnicas Fisicoquímicas, Facultad de Ciencias, UNED , Paseo Senda del Rey, 9, 28040 Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: Cesar L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Usma
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Ciencias y Técnicas Fisicoquímicas, Facultad de Ciencias, UNED , Paseo Senda del Rey, 9, 28040 Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: Isabel E
authors.initials: IE
authors.lastname: Pacios
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Ciencias y Técnicas Fisicoquímicas, Facultad de Ciencias, UNED , Paseo Senda del Rey, 9, 28040 Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: Carmen S
authors.identifier: 0000-0003-2225-0513
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Renamayor