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Post Centennial of Micelles: an Overview


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1 Indian Society for Surface Science and Technology, Department of Chemistry, Jadavpur University, Kolkata 700 032, India
2 Department of Chemistry, Sundarban Hazi Desarat College, University of Calcutta, Pathankhali 743 611, India
3 Centre for Surface Science, Department of Chemistry, Jadavpur University, Kolkata 700 032, India

Micelles of different types and properties are basically formed by the assembly of surfactants. The conditions for the formation of micelles, their shapes, sizes and morphologies are also different, and are discussed for surfactants, block copolymers and ionic liquids in the present article. Theories by Debye and others, Markov chain model, ladder model of micelle growth are emplo­yed to understand in detail the thermodynamics of micelles and mixed micelles formation. Apart from these, other concepts like effect of additives on micelle formation, application of polymeric, multicompartment micelles in drug delivery, fundamentals of formation of single and double critical micelle concentration and computer simulation methods for amphiphile aggregation are reviewed in the present study.

Keywords

Computer simulation, micelle, mixed micelles, polymeric micelles, second CMC.
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Authors

Animesh Kumar Rakshit
Indian Society for Surface Science and Technology, Department of Chemistry, Jadavpur University, Kolkata 700 032, India
Bappaditya Naskar
Department of Chemistry, Sundarban Hazi Desarat College, University of Calcutta, Pathankhali 743 611, India
Satya Priya Moulik
Centre for Surface Science, Department of Chemistry, Jadavpur University, Kolkata 700 032, India

Abstract


Micelles of different types and properties are basically formed by the assembly of surfactants. The conditions for the formation of micelles, their shapes, sizes and morphologies are also different, and are discussed for surfactants, block copolymers and ionic liquids in the present article. Theories by Debye and others, Markov chain model, ladder model of micelle growth are emplo­yed to understand in detail the thermodynamics of micelles and mixed micelles formation. Apart from these, other concepts like effect of additives on micelle formation, application of polymeric, multicompartment micelles in drug delivery, fundamentals of formation of single and double critical micelle concentration and computer simulation methods for amphiphile aggregation are reviewed in the present study.

Keywords


Computer simulation, micelle, mixed micelles, polymeric micelles, second CMC.



DOI: https://doi.org/10.18520/cs%2Fv127%2Fi4%2F406-422