Static structure of polydisperse micellar solutions

A model study of polydisperse micellar solutions formed by ionic amphiphile s in the presence of added salt is proposed. The structural peculiarities o f the system are determined by effective potentials including the screened electrostatic and the hardcore interactions. A perturbation procedure is ap plied to expand the characteristic parameters of the system around a refere nce system. The basic result is a model size distribution curve that accoun ts not only for the inherent polydispersity of the system but also includes the interaggregate interactions and the space correlation of the aggregate s, (C) 2000 Academic Press.