ABSTRACT
The kinetics of micelle formation/breakup for the dimeric surfactants 12s-12 was investigated by pressure-jump [144]. The variation of the relaxation time associated to this process with the surfactant concentration suggests that, at concentrations close to the erne, micelle formation/breakup occurs via stepwise entry/exit of one dimeric surfactant at a time into/from its micelles. The results also indicate that the 12-s-12 micelles can have very long lifetimes, up to tens of seconds.
