Micellization in the presence of polyelectrolyte

We present a simple model to study micellization of amphiphiles condensed on a rod-like polyion. Although the mean field theory leads to a first order micellization transition for sufficiently strong hydrophobic interactions, the simulations show that no such thermodynamic phase transition exists. Instead, the correlations between the condensed amphiphiles can result in a structure formation very similar to micelles.

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Year of publication:	2001
Authors:	Lemke, N. ; Arenzon, Jeferson J. ; Levin, Yan
Published in:	Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications. - Elsevier, ISSN 0378-4371. - Vol. 300.2001, 1, p. 82-90
Publisher:	Elsevier
Subject:	DNA-surfactant complexes \| Liposomes \| Polyelectrolyte \| Gene therapy

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Type of publication:	Article
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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