1. For general reviews on Surfactants in solution see (a) C. Tanford, in The Hydrophobic Effect (New York, 1973, 1980); Physics of Amphiphiles, Micelles, Vesicles;
2. Microemulsions, eds. M. Corti and V. Degiorgio (North-Holland, 1985).
3. J. N. Israelachvili, D. J. Mitchell and B. W. Ninham, J. Chem. Soc. Faraday Trans. 1, 72, 1525 (1976).
4. W.F. Helfrich, Z. Naturforsh 28c, 693 (1973).
5. This term results in general from the balance of two energies; for example, a surface tension and a repulsive interaction between surfactant molecules.