Analytical modeling of micelle growth. 1. Chain-conformation free energy of binary mixed spherical, wormlike and lamellar micelles

摘要

Hypotheses: A quantitative molecular-thermodynamic theory of the growth of giant wormlike micelles of nonionic surfactants can be developed on the basis of a generalized model, which includes the classical "phase separation" and "mass action" models as special cases. The generalized model describes sphero-cylindrical micelles, which are simultaneously multi component and polydisperse in size.