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Theory of Formation of Micelles and Vesicles

q       Ruckenstein, E.; Nagarajan, R. Thermodynamics of Amphiphilar Aggregation into Micelles and Vesicles. In MICELLIZATION, SOLUBILIZATION AND MICROEMULSIONS, Mittal, K. L., (Ed.), Plenum Press, New York (1977) p. 133-149. 

q       Nagarajan, R.; Ruckenstein, E. CMC - A Transition Point for Micellar Size Distribution: A Statistical Thermodynamical Approach. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 60, 221-231 (1977).

q       Nagarajan, R.; Ruckenstein, E. Aggregation of Amphiphiles as Micelles or Vesicles in Aqueous Media. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 71, 580-604 (1979).

q       Nagarajan, R. Thermodynamics of Micelles, Mixed Micelles and Solubilization: The Role of Interfacial Interactions. Advances in Colloid and Interface Science 26, 205-264 (1986).

q       Nagarajan, R.; Ruckenstein, E. Theory of Surfactant Self-Assembly: A Predictive Molecular Thermodynamics Approach, Langmuir 7, 2934-2969 (1991).

q       Nagarajan, R. Modeling Solution Entropy in the Theory of Micellization. Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects 71, 39-64 (1993).

 

 

 

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The heart of the theory of self-assembly lies in the construction of an expression for the standard free energy change on aggregation when a singly dispersed surfactant molecule goes from the aqueous solution into a surfactant aggregate.