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Critical Micelle Concentrations (CMCs)

Lipid	CMC (mM)
5:0 PC	90
6:0 PC	15
7:0 PC	1.4
8:0 PC	0.27
9:0 PC	0.029
10:0 PC	0.005
12:0 PC	90 nM
14:0 PC	6 nM
16:0 PC	0.46 nM
8:0 PG	1.21
10:0 PG	0.42
12:0 PG	0.13
14:0 PG	0.011
8:0 PS	2.282
10:0 PS	0.096
8:0 Lyso PC	60
10:0 Lyso PC	6-8
12:0 Lyso PC	0.4-0.9
14:0 Lyso PC	0.043-0.090
16:0 Lyso PC	4-8.3 µM
18:0 Lyso PC	0.4 µM

Lipid Acronyms
PC	phosphatidylcholine
PG	phosphatidylglycerol
PS	phosphatidylserime

Critical Micelle Concentrations
The critical micelle concentration (CMC) can be approximately defined as the lipid monomer concentration at which appreciable amounts (>5% of total) of micellar aggregates first begin to appear in the equilibrium:

nM₁<=>M_n