Technical Brief 2010 Volume 1 SURFACE TENSION FOR AN SAA IN WATER Surface Tension Increasing SAA Concentration HLB VALUES AND SAA FUNCTIONALITY Critical Micelle Concentration (CMC) Particle Sciences Table 1 Figure 1 SCHEMATIC OF A SURFACE ACTIVE AGENT (SAA) “SURFACTANT” Hydrophile Hydrophobe (“Tail”) (“Head”) Aliphatic/Aromatic Hydrocarbon or Silicone-based Charged or Uncharged Micelle Formation Surface Saturated SAA at Surface Surface Air Water 3-6 W/O emulsions 7-9 Wetting agents 8-15 O/W emulsions 13-15 Detergent 15-18 Solubilizer HLB number Application