Metallosurfactants

13Metallosurfactants in Nanoscale Molecular Containers as Sensors

Devika Vashisht^1,2 and Nicole Pamme³

¹Panjab University, Department of Chemistry, Centre for Advanced Studies in Chemistry, Chandigarh, 160014, India

²University of Hull, Department of Chemical Engineering, Hull, HU6 7RX, UK

³University of Hull, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Hull, HU6 7RX, UK

13.1 Introduction

The study of amphiphilic molecules began after the discovery of soap [1]. Advancements in the solubilization of hydrophobic materials began the surfactant chemistry in the twentieth century [2]. The tendency of amphiphilic aggregates to entrap lipophilic entities in their hydrophobic core is a particularly interesting characteristic of such compounds. Over ...