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On the concentration-induced growth of nonionic wormlike micelles

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We present a comprehensive study of the concentration-induced growth of nonionic wormlike micelles in dilute solutions, below the overlap concentration, where we combine static and dynamic light scattering and NMR self-diffusion. The data are analyzed in detail in terms of the number-averaged contour length, assuming an exponential size distribution, as predicted by theory, and that the micellar flexibility can be described by the wormlike chain model with a certain persistence length. A very good agreement between the different experimental methods is obtained. The number-averaged contour length increases with increasing micelle volume fraction. The data are consistent with a power law, where the power law exponent is in the range 0.5-0.8, depending on the system. The result is in reasonable agreement with the theory of living polymers.

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Bulut, S., Hamit, J., Olsson, U. et al. On the concentration-induced growth of nonionic wormlike micelles. Eur. Phys. J. E 27, 261–273 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1140/epje/i2008-10379-2

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