CoachA micelle is an aggregate of surfactant molecules in solution whose hydrophobic tails form a liquid-like core shielded from water by the heads. The critical micelle concentration (CMC) is the concentration above which micelles form; their mean number of molecules is the aggregation number.
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What is Micelle, critical micelle concentration, aggregation number?
Also known as: micelle · critical micelle concentration · aggregation number