The co-evolution of a strong theoretical framework alongside application of a range of sophisticated experimental tools engendered rapid advancement in the study of giant micelles. Beginning with Anacker and Debye s 1951 experimental study of elongated micelles by light scattering and their subsequent theoretical inference that the thermodynamics of these structures would have to reflect an opposing force model, theory and experiment have progressed hand in hand. This progress, along with growing interest in the practical and industrial applications of these structures in cleansers,...
The co-evolution of a strong theoretical framework alongside application of a range of sophisticated experimental tools engendered rapid advancement i...