The effect of long-chain fluorescence probes on the size of sodium dodecyl sulfate micelles

doi:10.1016/0009-2614(85)85204-0

Chemical Physics Letters

Volume 116, Issue 6, 24 May 1985, Pages 505-509

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Abstract

Results are presented for the aggregation number of sodium dodecyl sulfate (NaDS) micelles determined by the quenching of alkyl derivatives of the fluorescent probe ruthenium(II)tris(bipyridyl). A significant increase in the apparent aggregation number was observed for determinations using probes with alkyl chains greater than or equal to C₁₂. Several other surface-active additives were also solubilized by NaDS micelles and their effect on the aggregation number studied.

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The effect of long-chain fluorescence probes on the size of sodium dodecyl sulfate micelles

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