Micelles Formation

The Hydrophobic Effect: Formation of Micelles and Biological Membranes

The hydrophobic effect is perhaps the most important single factor in the organization of the constituent molecules of living matter into complex structural entities such as cell membranes and organelles. It is equally important in the formation of detergent micelles and other phenomena that occur in aqueous solution. In spite of this, no comprehensive account of the hydrophobic effect exists, and this book is intended to fill that gap.

Effects of Added Electrolyte on Micelle Formation in Compressed Light Hydrocarbons

The Hydrophobic Effect

This almost entirely rewritten edition remains the only comprehensive, up-to-date account of the subject available today—with nearly half of all literature references made to work done since 1973. Theoretical treatment of micelle formation has been greatly improved, making it possible to predict (from first principles) the size and size distribution of micelles formed by many simple amphiphiles . . . as well as the critical concentration at which they first form. Defines four distinct modes of association between protein and detergents (or other amphiphiles), and gives a plausible explanation to show why some ionic detergents generally denature proteins while nonionic detergents often do not. Also includes entirely new chapters on serum lipoproteins and on membrane proteins.