ABSTRACT

Micelles explain core-corona aggregates of small surfactant molecules and aggregates of amphiphilic block copolymers in selective solvents. A difference between aggregates of the shorter surfactant and the copolymer is in size. The building blocks of the copolymer are larger. The molecular weight of the surfactant is in the shorter range as compared to the weight of a block copolymer. Copolymers having larger hydrophilic and hydrophobic parts effectively express an amphiphilic nature as compared to surfactants. The building blocks of copolymer micelles behave like surfactants. The copolymer forms dynamic micelles, while the surfactants form kinetically frozen micelles. Such distinction could be measured with friccohesity. Most interestingly the trend of micelle formation of copolymers, surfactants, and dendrimers could be aligned with graphene, along with its functionalized products. In a nutshell such frontiers of graphene research could be focused as under: New research interfaces in the areas of graphene functionalization with surfactants, salts, dendrimers, carbohydrates, and others.