Chemistry Letters, Vol.41, No.4, 427-429, 2012
Possibility of Vitamin C to Induce the Formation of Lecithin Organogel
We investigated the formation of a new lecithin organogel composed of reverse worm-like micelles. The organogel is a mixed organic solution containing lecithin and vitamin C (i.e., ascorbic acid). The highly viscoelastic reverse worm-like micelles were formed upon addition of a small amount of ascorbic acid.