title: Temperature dependence of the thermodynamics and kinetics of micellar solutions.
abstract: We predict theoretically the thermodynamics and relaxation kinetics of solutions of cylindrical branched micelles. Using a recently developed theory in combination with the experimental data, we explain the unusual, inverted temperature dependence of the phase separation observed in wormlike micelles and dilute microemulsions. We extend the model to treat the temperature dependence of the relaxation kinetics and explain the observations.
authors.affiliation: Department of Materials and Interfaces, Weizmann Institute, Rehovot, Israel 76100.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Zilman
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Safran
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sottmann
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Strey