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Published on: October 8, 2013
The influence of lanthanide-(III)-nitrates on adsorbed monolayers of dodecylphosphorylcholine at the air-water
Matthias J Hofmann1, Epameinondas Leontidis2, Hubert Motschmann1
1Institut für Physikalische und Theoretische Chemie, Universität Regensburg, Universitätsstraße 31, 93053 Regensburg, Germany.
Abstract:
Adsorption layers at the air-water interface formed from the soluble zwitterionic surfactant dodecylphosphorylcholine (DPC) serving as a soluble model substance for phospho-lipids were characterized with respect to their equilibrium and dynamic surface properties. To clarify the effect of ionic interactions with electrolyte present in the bulk phase, surface rheological properties upon addition of Ce(NO3)3 and Yb(NO3)3 were determined. In order to account for the surface activity of the nitrate ion, comparative measurements using NaNO3 were carried out additionally. Further experimental information on the bulk hydration characteristics of the aqueous solutions was obtained using dielectric relaxation spectroscopy (DRS). A possible mechanism causing the deviating surface dilatational modulus E in terms of ion specificity is suggested.
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