Interplay between aggregation number, micelle charge and hydration of catanionic surfactants

Alkyltrimethylammonium alkanecarboxylates, [CxMe3N]+[Cy]−, with medium to long alkyl chains on both cation and anion (x,y = 6–10), were investigated in aqueous solution by density and zeta potential measurements, ITC, and DRS.

Conformational collapse of spherical poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) brushes under the constraint of bound micelles

In this paper, we investigate the micelle (charge)-constrained collapse of a spherical poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) (PNIPAM) brush.