Cross-linking of micelles by gemini surfactants

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dc.creatorMaiti, Prabal K.
dc.creatorKremer, Kurt
dc.creatorFlimm, Oliver
dc.creatorChowdhury, Debashish
dc.creatorStauffer, Dietrich
dc.date1999-12-01
dc.date2000-04-12
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T03:15:22Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T03:15:22Z
dc.descriptionWe investigate the effects of gemini surfactants, telechelic chain and lipids on the nature of micelles formed by conventional single-tail surfactants in water by carrying out Monte Carlo simulations. In a mixture of gemini and single-tail surfactants in water we find direct evidence of micelles of predominantly single-tail surfactants some of which are dynamically cross-linked by gemini surfactants when the concentrations of the geminis is only a few mole percent and their spacers are {\it hydrophilic}. In contrast, mixtures of lipids and single-tail surfactants in water form only isolated micelles, each consisting of a mixture of both species, without cross-links.
dc.description27 pages Latex, 14 postscript figures (5 colour ps figures), minor revision in the text
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/9912002
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/9912002
dc.identifierLangmuir,16, 3784 (2000)
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/29999
dc.subjectStatistical Mechanics
dc.subjectSoft Condensed Matter
dc.titleCross-linking of micelles by gemini surfactants
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