Currently research projects are being carried out in two broad areas. The first area focuses on what may be termed traditional Physical Chemistry with the emphasis on Thermodynamics. Specifically, the micelle formation process is being investigated.
Micelles are aggregates of solute molecules in solutions.
In many ways these micelles may be viewed as molecular counterparts to the more familiar amoeba of Biology. Micelles exist in a variety of shapes and sizes and display a variety of physical and chemical properties. Many of these properties are either of intrinsic scientific interest or potentially of practical utility. Typically surfactants are efficient at forming micelles. These small molecules have not received as much attention as their larger counterparts as far as micelle formation is concerned.