Title: ad-micelle
Long Title: IUPAC Gold Book - ad-micelle
DOI: 10.1351/goldbook.14319
Status: current

Definition
Surfactant bilayer formed on a charged adsorbing surface.

Notes
1) Ad-micelles are usually formed on inorganic particles.
2) In the case of particles with charged surfaces the surfactant molecules are oriented with their charged head-groups toward the particle surfaces. In the case of further addition of surfactant, a surface bilayer may form, which is termed an ad-micelle (adsorbed micelle).

Source
- PAC, 2011, 83, 2229. 'Terminology of polymers and polymerization processes in dispersed systems (IUPAC Recommendations 2011)' on page 2240 (https://doi.org/10.1351/PAC-REC-10-06-03)

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Citation: Citation: 'ad-micelle' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. 10.1351/goldbook.14319
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