Photoinduced viscosity control of lecithin-based reverse wormlike micellar systems using azobenzene derivatives

Masaaki Akamatsu; Mayu Shiina; Rekha Goswami Shrestha; Kenichi Sakai; Masahiko Abe; Hideki Sakai

doi:10.1039/C8RA04690E

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Photoinduced viscosity control of lecithin-based reverse wormlike micellar systems using azobenzene derivatives†

Masaaki Akamatsu,

*^a Mayu Shiina,^a Rekha Goswami Shrestha,

^a Kenichi Sakai,

^ab Masahiko Abe

^b and Hideki Sakai*^ab

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^a Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Science, 2641 Yamazaki, Noda, Chiba 278-8510, Japan

^b Research Institute for Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Science, 2641 Yamazaki, Noda, Chiba 278-8510, Japan

Abstract

This report describes the controlled viscosity changes of photoresponsive reverse wormlike micellar systems formed by soybean lecithin (SoyPC), D-ribose, and azobenzene derivatives in decane. UV light irradiation produces a significant (150-fold) decrease in solution viscosity by triggering a structural transformation of the wormlike micelles. Subsequent visible light irradiation leads to recovery of the initial micellar structure and elevated solution viscoelasticity. This dramatic, reversible variation in solution viscosity by light irradiation can be applied to cosmetics, personal care products, and device components.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/C8RA04690E
Article type: Paper
Submitted: 01 Jun 2018
Accepted: 24 Jun 2018
First published: 29 Jun 2018
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RSC Adv., 2018,8, 23742-23747

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Photoinduced viscosity control of lecithin-based reverse wormlike micellar systems using azobenzene derivatives

M. Akamatsu, M. Shiina, R. G. Shrestha, K. Sakai, M. Abe and H. Sakai, RSC Adv., 2018, 8, 23742 DOI: 10.1039/C8RA04690E

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