%0 journal article %@ 0927-7757 %A Skvarla, J.,Uchman, M.,Prochazka, K.,Tosner, Z.,Haramus, V.M.,Pispas, S.,Stepanek, M. %D 2014 %J Colloids and Surfaces A %N %P 209-215 %R doi:10.1016/j.colsurfa.2013.11.021 %T Micellization of Zonyl FSN-100 fluorosurfactant in aqueous solutions %U https://doi.org/10.1016/j.colsurfa.2013.11.021 %X We report on micellization of nonionic fluorosurfactant Zonyl FSN-100 in aqueous solutions studied by means of NMR spectroscopy, light and small-angle X-ray scattering, surface tension measurements, isothermal titration calorimetry and fluorescence spectroscopy. The results allow for determination of basic parameters of Zonyl FSN-100 association like critical micellar concentration, size and association number of Zonyl FSN-100 micelles which have a core–shell structure with the core of fluorocarbon chains and the shell of oligo(ethylene oxide) chains. Time-resolved fluorescence spectroscopy studies using 1,6-diphenyl-1,3,5-hexatriene (DPH) as a fluorescent probe indicate that DPH can be solubilized in the micelles despite the general assumption about the immiscibility of hydrocarbon compounds with the fluorocarbon core of the micelles.