Mesoscale structures and inhomogeneities in aqueous solutions

在这个由化学系化学结构、动力学和机制项目支持的项目中，马里兰州大学帕克分校的Mikhail Anisimov教授及其研究小组将采用静态和动态光散射、微观流变学、慢扫描绝热量热法、光学和电子显微镜、X射线和中子散射来表征醇和小的两亲性离子的水溶液的结构。该研究的总体目标是提供有用的实验数据和洞察力的平衡或长寿的中尺度结构的问题，拟议的研究的结果可能会有广泛的影响，水和水溶液在自然界中发挥的作用的理解，工业和生物系统。特别是，该研究可能与各种可能的应用有关，例如纳米封装的氧气输送或蛋白质解折叠和蛋白质在水溶液中脱水，以及由溶液中自组装产生的新智能材料。

In this project supported by the Chemical Structure, Dynamics and Mechanisms Program of the Division of Chemistry, Professor Mikhail Anisimov of the University of Maryland College Park and his research group will employ static and dynamic light scattering, microrheology, slow scanning adiabatic calorimetry, optical and electron microscopy, and X-ray and neutron scattering to characterize the structure of aqueous solutions of alcohols and small amphiphilic ions. The general goal of the research would be to provide useful experimental data and insight into the question of equilibrium or long-lived mesoscale structures.The results of the proposed research may have a broad impact on the understanding of the role which water and aqueous solutions play in nature, industry, and in biological systems. In particular, the research may be relevant to various possible applications, such as nano-encapsulated oxygen delivery or protein unfolding and protein dehydration in aqueous solutions, and new smart materials resulting from self-assembly in solution.