Chemistry Letters, Vol.34, No.10, 1386-1387, 2005
Direct observation of amphiphilic silica particles assembled at an oil-water interface
The location of amphiphilic silica particles, on which have both hydrophobic and hydrophilic surfaces, at a n-decane-water interface was investigated. By scanning electron microscopy observation of the particles fixed at the interface with a curable poly(dimethylsiloxane), we found that each hemisphere of a amphiphilic particle are immersed in the oil or aqueous phase.