Analytical modeling of micelle growth. 2. Molecular thermodynamics of mixed aggregates and scission energy in wormlike micelles

摘要

Hypotheses: Quantitative molecular-thermodynamic theory of the growth of giant wormlike micelles in mixed nonionic surfactant solutions 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 spherocylindrical micelles, which are simultaneously multicomponent and polydisperse in size.