Abstract
Two endothermic transitions, at 36 degrees C and 44 degrees C, were observed with differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) upon heating dioctadecyldimethylammonium bromide vesicle dispersions that were equilibrated below 15 degrees C while in samples kept at 25 degrees C there was only the transition at 44 degrees C, which was shown to be the gel to liquid-crystalline transition by H-1-NMR measurements. The transition at 36 degrees C was reversed in an exothermic transition around 13 degrees C upon cooling. The slowness of this transition at ambient temperatures suggests that the presence of the transition at 36 degrees C in a DSC upscan depends strongly on the sample history.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1376-1381 |
Journal | Colloid and Polymer Science |
Volume | 283 |
Issue number | 12 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2005 |
Subject classification (UKÄ)
- Physical Chemistry