The aim is to understand how pH and salt concentrations affect the ionization state and phase behavior of cholesterol derivatives at the air-aqueous interface.
Analyzed the ionization state of aromatic acid derivatives at varying pH levels.
Examined the self-assembly behavior of these compounds at the air-aqueous interface under different salt conditions.
Changing pH significantly alters the ionization state of the amphiphiles.
pH variations affect the self-assembly and phase behavior of cholesterol derivatives.
Abstract
For ionizable amphiphiles at air–aqueous interface, changing the pH can profoundly influence the self-assembly and also the associated phases.