STATIC AND DYNAMIC PROPERTIES OF MICELLES, MICROEMULSIONS AND VESICLES

Considerable progress has been made in understanding the static and dy namic properties of micelles and microemulsions, in particular from co nsiderations of the role of the bending elastic energy of the surfacta nt monolayer. Topics such as the formation and properties of polymer-l ike giant micelles, the link between the elastic properties of the sur factant film, and the aggregate microstructure and its influence on lo cal (shape fluctuations) and global (viscosity, self-diffusion) dynami c properties have also received much attention recently.