Pre-submission Thesis Presentation
Effect of salt and polyelectrolytes on self-assembled structures of ionic amphiphiles
Speaker: Anindya Chowdhary (Raman Research Institute)
Date and time
Venue
Library Block Lecture Hall
Abstract
In this thesis we study the structure, phase behaviour and polymorphism of different selfassembled aggregates of ionic amphiphilic molecules in the presence of polyelectrolytes and salt. In addition, the influence of pH on the phase behaviour of zwitterionic bilayers has also been probed. Various experimental techniques, such as small angle x-ray scattering (SAXS), polarising optical microscopy (POM), cryogenic scanning electron microscopy (cryo-SEM) and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), are used to probe the structure of different phases and the underlying interactions.