McBain and the centenary of the micelle

In 1913, J.W. McBain introduced the word “micelle” into surface and colloid chemistry in the context of the association of surfactant molecules in aqueous solution. This article gives a biographic account of McBain, and reviews the early work on micellar aggregation, leading up to the pioneering ide...

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Published inAdvances in colloid and interface science Vol. 203; pp. 51 - 54
Main Author Vincent, Brian
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Amsterdam Elsevier B.V 01.01.2014
Elsevier
Subjects
Agglomeration
Aqueous solutions
Chemistry
Colloid chemistry
Colloidal state and disperse state
Colloids
Exact sciences and technology
General and physical chemistry
McBain
Micelle
Micelles
Micelles. Thin films
Surfactant aggregation
Surfactants
Micelle
Surfactant aggregation
McBain
Aggregation
Century 20th
Century 19th
Biography
Review
History of science
Surfactant
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Summary:In 1913, J.W. McBain introduced the word “micelle” into surface and colloid chemistry in the context of the association of surfactant molecules in aqueous solution. This article gives a biographic account of McBain, and reviews the early work on micellar aggregation, leading up to the pioneering ideas of G.S. Hartley who introduced the first model of the spherical micelle that we would recognise today. [Display omitted] •McBain•Micelle•History
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ISSN:0001-8686
1873-3727
DOI:10.1016/j.cis.2013.11.012