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. 2014 Sep 30;14(11):6590–6598. doi: 10.1021/nl503221p

Table 3. Critical Aggregation Concentration Determined by Pyrene Fluorescence, Core Hydrophobicity (As Measured by Minimum I1/I3), and Free Enthalpy of Micellization (as Determined from Gmic = RT ln xCAC with xCAC as the CAC Expressed as a Mole Fraction).

amphiphile CAC (μM) minimum I1/I3 Gmic (kJ/mol)
A160-(FGG)8 0.9 ± 0.1 1.26 44.4
A160-(WGG)8 3.1 ± 0.4 1.41 41.4
A160-(YG)8 13.0 ± 1.3 1.40 37.8
A160-Y8 n.d.a 1.73  
A160-(FG)8 2.5 ± 0.2 1.31 41.9
A160-F8 1.3 ± 0.1 1.28 43.5
A80-(FGG)8 0.7 ± 0.1 1.20 45.1
A40-(FGG)8 0.4 ± 0.0 1.19 46.4
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n.d. no data: we were unable to measure the CAC of A160-Y8.