[Cgd1287]

This is probably a really basic question but here goes: I'm trying to form a water(DTAB stabilized - Dodecyltrimethylammonium bromide)/chloroform emulsion, 1mL:1mL ratio, and then evaporate off the chloroform to transfer the material in the chloroform phase into DTAB micelles. When working with such a small volume (2mL), what is the best way to evaporate the chloroform? I would try blowing N₂ or Ar gas over the solution but with such a small volume I think it would splash everywhere. Heat treatment in a fume hood seems like the best option, but I thought I'd get some opinions.

Also, this is my first post on the forum, so if this post is better off in another sub-forum, please let me know. Thanks!