title: Quantitating the association of charged molecules with ionic micelles.
abstract: We have studied micelles comprised of cationic (CTAB) and anionic (SDS) surfactants through the interactions of solution phase anionic disodium fluorescein (DSF) and cationic rhodamine 110 (R110) dyes with perylene sequestered within the micelles. Fluorescence lifetime measurements monitor energy transfer between the nonpolar optical donor within the micelle and ionic probes in the surrounding solution. The efficiency of this process is mediated by the extent to which the ionic dyes interact with the micelle palisade layer, and our fluorescence lifetime data allow us to determine the association constants for acceptor-micelle interactions.
authors.affiliation: Michigan State University, Department of Chemistry, East Lansing, MI 48824-1322, USA.
authors.forename: Sarah A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Stevenson
authors.forename: G J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Blanchard
mesh_terms: D000838:Anions / Q000737:chemistry*; D002412:Cations / Q000737:chemistry*; D000077286:Cetrimonium; D002593:Cetrimonium Compounds; D005615:Freezing; D007700:Kinetics; D008823:Micelles; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D008958:Models, Molecular; D017785:Photons; D012967:Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate; D013501:Surface-Active Agents / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D000838:Anions; D002412:Cations; D002593:Cetrimonium Compounds; D008823:Micelles; D013501:Surface-Active Agents; D012967:Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate; D000077286:Cetrimonium