Table 1. Molecular weights (MWs) and critical micelle concentrations (CMCs) of BTMs and a conventional detergent (DDM) and hydrodynamic radii (R h; n = 4) of their micelles.
Detergent | MW a | CMC (mM) | CMC (wt%) | R h b (nm) |
B-BTM-C9 | 1023.2 | ∼0.023 | ∼0.0023 | 2.9 ± 0.04 |
A-BTM-C9 | 1023.2 | ∼0.021 | ∼0.0022 | 2.9 ± 0.04 |
M-BTM-C9 | 1023.2 | ∼0.017 | ∼0.0017 | 3.2 ± 0.05 |
B-BTM-C10 | 1051.2 | ∼0.013 | ∼0.0014 | 3.1 ± 0.07 |
A-BTM-C10 | 1051.2 | ∼0.011 | ∼0.0012 | 3.2 ± 0.07 |
M-BTM-C10 | 1051.2 | ∼0.008 | ∼0.0009 | 3.5 ± 0.07 |
B-BTM-C11 | 1079.3 | ∼0.008 | ∼0.0009 | 3.5 ± 0.08 |
A-BTM-C11 | 1079.3 | ∼0.007 | ∼0.0008 | 3.5 ± 0.03 |
M-BTM-C11 | 1079.3 | ∼0.006 | ∼0.0006 | 4.7 ± 0.27 |
DDM | 510.1 | ∼0.17 | ∼0.0087 | 3.4 ± 0.03 |
aMolecular weight of detergents.
bHydrodynamic radius of detergents measured at 1.0 wt% using dynamic light scattering.