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ArticleJournal of fluorescence2018

Determination of the Critical Micelle Concentration of Neutral and Ionic Surfactants with Fluorometry, Conductometry, and Surface Tension-A Method Comparison.

Norman Scholz, Thomas Behnke, Ute Resch-Genger

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Article in Journal of fluorescence, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 48 papers.

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48citing papers in PubMed
7.9field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

48 citing papers in PubMed, 211 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Norman ScholzDivision Biophotonics, Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing (BAM), Richard-Willstaetter-Str.11, D-12489, Berlin, Germany.
Thomas BehnkeDivision Biophotonics, Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing (BAM), Richard-Willstaetter-Str.11, D-12489, Berlin, Germany.
Ute Resch-GengerDivision Biophotonics, Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing (BAM), Richard-Willstaetter-Str.11, D-12489, Berlin, Germany. ute.resch@bam.de.
Federal Institute For Materials Research and Testing · DE

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Micelles are of increasing importance as versatile carriers for hydrophobic substances and nanoprobes for a wide range of pharmaceutical, diagnostic, medical, and therapeutic applications. A key parameter indicating the formation and stability of micelles is the critical micelle concentration (CMC). In this respect, we determined the CMC of common anionic, cationic, and non-ionic surfactants fluorometrically using different fluorescent probes and fluorescence parameters for signal detection and compared the results with conductometric and surface tension measurements. Based upon these results, requirements, advantages, and pitfalls of each method are discussed. Our study underlines the versatility of fluorometric methods that do not impose specific requirements on surfactants and are especially suited for the quantification of very low CMC values. Conductivity and surface tension measurements yield smaller uncertainties particularly for high CMC values, yet are more time- and substance consuming and not suitable for every surfactant.

Indexed as

MicellesAnionsCationsConductometryFluorometryHydrophobic and Hydrophilic InteractionsSurface-Active AgentsSurface TensionAnionsCationsMicellesSurface-Active AgentsCMCConductometryDPHFluorescenceMicelleNile RedOptical probePyreneSurface TensionSurfactant

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PMID29332160
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