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TEM investigations of self-assembly through physical synthesis

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Abstract

The nature of phases with which vesicles are in equilibrium with lamellar liquid crystals are investigated by transmission electron microscopy. A freeze-fracture electron micrograph of a phase in dilute aqueous mixtures of cetyl trimethylammonium tosylate (CTAB) and sodium octyl sulfonate (SOSO) is shown. A phase diagram of the mixture revealed two L3 phases which are located roughly symmetrical around the equimolar CTAB-SOSO. It is inferred that mechanisms and intermediates of mesoporous silicate formation and microstructure transitions can be visualized by freeze-fracture and cryoelectron microscopy.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationProceedings - Annual Meeting, Microscopy Society of America
EditorsG.W. Bailey, A.J. Garratt-Reed
Pages436-437
Number of pages2
StatePublished - Dec 1 1994
EventProceedings of the 52nd Annual Meeting of the Microscopy Society of America - New Orleans, LA, USA
Duration: Jul 31 1994Aug 5 1994

Other

OtherProceedings of the 52nd Annual Meeting of the Microscopy Society of America
CityNew Orleans, LA, USA
Period7/31/948/5/94

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