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The vesicle formations of 1:1 cationic-anionic surfactants in various nonaqueous polar solvents and their aqueous mixtures were investigated. Outstanding vesicle-forming capability and stability of cationic and anionic surfactants were found in nonaqueous polar solvents and their aqueous mixtures except for in formamide. A small amount of formamide destroys the vesicles formed by cationic-anionic surfactants in aqueous solutions. These results could be very well explained based on the effect of the medium dielectric constant.
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Received: 26 May 1998 Accepted in revised form: 24 November 1998
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Huang, JB., Zhu, BY., Mao, M. et al. Vesicle formation of 1:1 cationic and anionic surfactant mixtures in nonaqueous polar solvents. Colloid Polym Sci 277, 354–360 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1007/s003960050392
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s003960050392