American Chemical Society, Langmuir, 9(7), p. 1892-1894, 1991
DOI: 10.1021/la00057a012
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Thermal fluctuations produce large undulations in surfactant layers when their bending elastic modulus is comparable to kT. We have studied long cylindrical micelles that become wormlike and lamellae that become spongelike due to these thermal fluctuations. We show that both structural and dynamic properties are strongly affected by the undulations.