U.S.-Japan Cooperative Research: Structure and Physical Properties of Amphiphilic Microstructure & Microemulsions

该奖项将使明尼苏达大学的D.Fennell Evans教授和日本横滨国立大学的Kozo Shinoda教授之间的合作研究成为可能。埃文斯博士将在两年内两次访问日本，研究两亲性微结构和微乳液的结构和物理性质，以及溶解和洗涤作用的机理。实验程序将包括溶解度、X射线和光散射测量，以及视频增强显微镜的使用。这项研究将解决表面科学中的一些基本问题，这些问题之所以重要，是因为两亲性分子在许多工业过程中和几乎所有生物转化中所起的作用。埃文斯教授和信田教授都是胶体化学领域受人尊敬的领导者。这项研究将受益于这两位研究人员各自实验室的平行兴趣和独特优势。

This award will enable collaborative studies between Professor D. Fennell Evans of the University of Minnesota and Professor Kozo Shinoda of the Yokohama National University, Japan. Dr. Evans will make two visits to Japan over a two-year period to carry out research on the structure and physical properties of amphiphilic microstructures and microemulsions and on the mechanism of solubization and detergent action. Experimental procedures will include solubility, x-ray and light scattering measurements, and the use of video enhanced microscopy. This research will address some fundamental questions in surface science which are important because of the role played by amphiphile molecules in many industrial processes and in almost all biological transformations. Both Professor Evans and Professor Shinoda are respected leaders in the area of colloid chemistry. The research will benefit from the parallel interests and unique strengths of the individual laboratories of these two investigators.