Bolaamphiphile

Bolaamphiphiles (also known as "bolaform surfactants","bolaphiles", or "alpha-omega-type surfactants") are amphiphilic molecules thathave hydrophilic groups at both ends of a sufficiently long
hydrophobic hydrocarbon chain. Compared to single-headed amphiphiles, the introduction of a second head-group generally induces a higher solubility in water, anincrease in the critical micelle concentration (cmc), anda decrease in aggregation number. The aggregatemorphologies of bolaamphiphiles include spheres, cylinders, disks, and vesicles.