12-Hydroxystearic acid lipid tubes under various experimental conditions

Responsive self-assemblies based on fatty acids

“…All these structural modifications between micron size tubes with temperature tunable diameter and spherical micelles triggered by the chain melting are completely reversible. For 12-HSA tubes, T m can be easily tuned by the medium conditions (ionic strength, pH and nature of the alkanolamines) [46,48]. In excess of ethanolamine, the chain melting process occurring for the 12-HSA tubes occurs at a unique temperature [13].…”

Smart Foams: Switching Reversibly between Ultrastable and Unstable Foams

“…This system is unique compared to other amphiphileforming tubes which generally melt into vesicles [33] . Moreover, the multilamellar tubes can survive to various changes of physicochemical parameters [34] . 12-hydroxy stearic acid is a generic molecule that results from the hydrogenation of a sustainable material, i.e., ricinoleic acid.…”

New backing layer for transdermal drug delivery systems: coatings based on fatty acid and beeswax on chitosan films

“…Nevertheless, recently big progress has been made in this area, and it was shown that mixtures of fatty acids can form stable dispersions under controlled experimental conditions. [19][20][21][22] For instance, it is possible to disperse fatty acids in water using soluble organic counterions. [23] The aim of this research is to prepare and characterize new green coatings made from fatty acids or their derivatives dispersed in chitosan film, to create new backing layer.…”