Mass spectrometry of surfactant aggregates

• Published in: European journal of mass spectrometry (Chichester, England) Vol. 17; no. 6; p. 525
• Main Authors: Ceraulo, Leopoldo, Giorgi, Gianluca, Liveri, Vincenzo Trco, Bongiorno, David, Indelicato, Serena, Di Gaudio, Francesca, Indelicato, Sergio
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England 01.01.2011
• Subjects: Gases - analysis; Gases - chemistry; Mass Spectrometry - methods; Mass Spectrometry - trends; Phase Transition; Surface-Active Agents - analysis; Surface-Active Agents - chemistry

In contrast with the enormous amount of literature produced during many decades in the field of surfactant aggregation in liquid, liquid crystalline and solid phases, only a few investigations concerning surfactant self- assembling in the gas phase as charged aggregates have been carried out until n...