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From: Micro-structural investigations on oppositely charged mixed surfactant gels with potential dermal applications

Figure 2

(a) TGA of AAS + HTAB (100 mM, 40/60, M/M) gel. Systems: 1, C12GluNa2 + HTAB; 2, C12AspNa2 + HTAB and 3, C12MalNa2 + HTAB. a1, b1, a2, b2, a3, and b3 represent different phase transitions. (b) DSC of C12MalNa2 + HTAB mixture at different mole% of C12MalNa2: 1, 80; 2, 60; 3, 40 and 4, 0. Variations of (c) chain melting temperature (Tm); (d) half peak height (ΔT1/2); (e) enthalpy change (ΔH) and (f) heat capacity change (ΔCp) with the mole fraction of AAS (αAAS). The line colours in panels (c–f) represent similar surfactant composition as in panel (a). Scan rate: 2 °C min−1.

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