Biologically active compound/solvent/surfactant/water system studies using suitable techniques (calorimetry, UV-vis, DLS and other) 1200-PROJ27

Course (project) description:
I. Theoretical part covers: Theoretical background for suitable experimental technique. Physicochemical characteristic of biologically active compounds used as solute and solvent in studied system. The general information about surfactants – classification, characteristic futures, aggregation ability, CMC (critical micelle concentration) detection methods, types of aggregates. Solvents classification: polar, non-polar. Microemulsions, emulsions, physicochemical characteristics, Winsor classes of microemulsions.
II. Experimental part consists of: getting skills in suitable experimental technique (UV-vis, calorimetry, DLS, etc), operating, preparation of surfactant and solute solutions in chosen solvents, CMC detection methods for studied system. Collection experimental results, presentation on graphs and tables, discussion and the conclusion formulation.
Skills: Theoretical and practical learning of experimental techniques (UV-vis, calorimetry, DLS, etc.) used in investigations on chosen system consisting of: biologically active compounds, solvent, surfactant and water.