Physicochemical properties and bioactivity studies of synthesized counterion coupled (COCO) gemini surfactant, 1,6-bis(N,N-hexadecyldimethylammonium) adipate

Md Sayem Alam*, A. Mohammed Siddiq, Duraipandy Natarajan, Manikantan Syamala Kiran, Geetha Baskar

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Abstract

In the present investigation, we report the surface activity, micellar, thermodynamic properties and bioactivity studies of synthesized counterion coupled (COCO) gemini surfactant, 1,6-bis(N,N-hexadecyldimethylammonium) adipate (16-6-16). In aqueous solution, the CMC (critical micelle concentration) of 16-6-16 was measured by electrical conductivity, surface tension, dye solubilization and fluorescence measurements techniques. The surface activities and surface properties of the COCO gemini surfactant, 16-6-16 were evaluated. The CMC as well as Amin (the minimum area per surfactant molecule at the air/water interface) decrease and the Γmax (the maximum surface excess concentration at the air/water interface) increases with increasing the temperature. We also report the thermodynamics of 16-6-16 and evaluated Gibbs energies. The aggregation number (Nagg) of 16-6-16 is reported. The bioactivity studies of 16-6-16 showed to be nontoxic, biocompatible and having good antibacterial activity.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)16-26
Number of pages11
JournalJournal of Molecular Liquids
Volume273
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 2019
Externally publishedYes

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Keywords

  • Aggregation number
  • Bioactivity studies
  • COCO gemini surfactant
  • Critical micelle concentration
  • Gibbs energy
  • Thermodynamics

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Spectroscopy
  • Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
  • Materials Chemistry

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