title: Metallosurfactants: interfaces and micelles.
abstract: Incorporating a metal cation as an integral component of the headgroup of a surfactant--a metallosurfactant--offers a route to concentrate these ions and their associated functionality at interfaces. To reduce the lability of the metal, various chelating or macrocyclic ligands may be employed leading to a family of homologous series of related metallosurfactants with a structural diversity that is arguably broader than is inherently possible with conventional surfactants. This review discusses the small number of key papers that are quantifying the physico-chemical properties of metallosurfactants and highlights their "classical" as well as "non-classical" surfactant behaviour, providing an insight into the structure of micelles and films formed from these novel materials.
authors.affiliation: School of Chemistry, Cardiff University, Main Building, Park Place, Cardiff CF10 3AT, United Kingdom. griffithspc@cardiff.ac.uk
authors.forename: P C
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Griffiths
authors.forename: I A
authors.initials: IA
authors.lastname: Fallis
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Chuenpratoom
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Watanesk