= Jacob Israelachvili
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= Jacob N. Israelachvili
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<Jacob Israelachvili> coauthored a theory connecting amphiphile geometry with self-assembly into <micelles> and bilayers. The relative sizes of the polar headgroup and hydrophobic chain constrain how molecules can pack into a curved interface.
This gives a physical connection between molecular architecture and aggregate shape. Changing headgroup interactions or chain volume can therefore alter the preferred assembly without changing the basic amphiphilic character of a molecule.<Theory of self-assembly of hydrocarbon amphiphiles by Jacob N. Israelachvili and others>[Molecular packing and aggregate geometry]{ref}
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