ABSTRACT
This chapter reviews the properties of the micelles of gemini (dimeric) surfactants and of micellar solutions of these surfactants. The following aspects are successively reviewed: micelle degree of ionization (Section II), size and polydispersity of the micelles (Section III), micelle shape and microstructure in solutions of gemini surfactants (Section IV), micelle micropolarity and microviscosity (Section V), dynamics of gemini surfactant micelles (Section VI), and solubilization in micellar solutions of gemini surfactants of compounds sparingly soluble in water (Section VII). A short glossary is given at the end of this chapter.
