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American Chemical Society, Langmuir, 9(9), p. 2289-2296, 1993

DOI: 10.1021/la00033a008

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Change in the micellar aggregation number or in the size distribution? A dynamic fluorescence quenching study of aqueous cetyltrimethylammonium chloride

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Abstract

Aqueous solutions of cetyltrimethylammonium chloride were studied by means of dynamic fluorescence quenching measurements to get information on the micellar aggregation number and size polydispersity as a function of surfactant concentration. The global analysis of multiple decay curves provided estimates with improved accuracy and precision and indicated a reduced polydispersity upon increasing surfactant concentration. As the quenching rate slows with increasing surfactant concentration it is concluded that there is a micellar growth, but that this growth preferably increases the aggregation number for the smaller aggregates in the initially polydisperse solutions.