Branching mechanisms in surfactant micellar growth

Journal of Physical Chemistry B

Volumn 117, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 2898-2905

  Tang, Ming ^a   Carter, W Craig ^b  

^a LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS;

BIFURCATION PROCESS; BRANCHING INSTABILITIES; BRANCHING MECHANISM; CYLINDRICAL MICELLES; MICELLAR STRUCTURES; MORPHOLOGICAL TRANSITIONS; SPONTANEOUS CURVATURE; SURFACTANT MICELLES;

MICELLES;

EID: 84875135851     PISSN: 15206106     EISSN: 15205207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp309204t     Document Type: Article

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