Structural Models of Micelles and the Wetness Problem

All three models imply that the majority of the hydrophobic part of the amphiphiles comes in contact with water or is wet . This wetness is particularly evident even in the terminal carbon atoms of the alkyl chains 

High resolution neutron scattering on SDS micelles in water did not contribute towards the clarification of the picture. A 5 A resolution study, however. 

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