SURFACE STRUCTURE OF THE MICELLE OK AN AMPHOTERIC AMPHIPHILE DERIVED FROM LYSINE

ABSTRACT

Micelle structure in aqueous colloid of an amphoteric amphiphile N^αN^α-dimethyl-N^? -lauroyl lysine (DMLL), which was derived from lysine, was studied through light scattering, SAXS and a rheological method. The critical micelle concentration of the colloid system is 216 UM and the weight average molecular weight of the micelle is 2.40 × 10⁴, i.e. the aggregation number is 67.4. The diameter of the micelle is about 43.4 Å and the spherical micelle is likely to be retained in a concentration up to about 20 %, The SAXS measurements show that the electron density Fluctuation in the micelle is almost negligible and that the surface area of the micelle is approximately 3.5 times larger than that of a completely smooth sphere.