Research Article

Basic Principles of MLC

Table 1

Characteristics of the most common surfactants in MLCa.

SurfactantMolecular weight (g/mol)CMC (mol/L)Rb (nm)Vc (L/mol)

SDS288.48.2 × 10−32.50.246
CTAB364.59 × 10−43.20.364
Brij-351198 (avg.)9 × 10−5

aReferences [10] and [11]; bMicellar radius; cMolar volume.