基于动态亚胺键的智能表面活性剂蠕虫胶束

doi:10.3969/j.issn.2097-2806.2026.01.001

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The molecular structure of surfactants determines the morphology of their self-assembled aggregates.Traditional wormlike micelles（WLMs）exhibit poor spontaneous recovery after structural disruption. However, if a dynamic covalent bond, e. g., the imine bond, was introduced into the surfactant molecules, it could endow the micellar system with responsiveness to surrounding conditions（such as temperature and pH）, and also endow it with self-adaptive capability, thereby enabling the construction of smart WLMs. In this review, the classification and fundamental properties of surfactants were introduced. Then the research progress in surfactant-based smart WLMs constructed via dynamic imine bonds was reviewed, focusing on their fabrication approaches and response mechanisms. Finally, some suggestions for the development of such systems were proposed.

Key words: wormlike micelle, surfactant, dynamic imine bond, stimuli-responsive

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TQ423

Ziying Liao, Fan Min, Zonglin Chu. Smart wormlike micelles based on the surfactants with dynamic imine bonds[J].China Surfactant Detergent & Cosmetics, 2026, 56(1): 1-7.

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