The CMT corresponds to what is known as the cloud point since detergent micelles form crystalline suspensions at temperatures below the CMT and are clear again at temperatures above the CMT.ĭetergent properties are affected by experimental conditions such as concentration, temperature, buffer pH and ionic strength, and the presence of various additives. The critical micelle temperature (CMT) is the lowest temperature at which micelles can form. Both the number of detergent monomers per micelle (aggregation number) and the range of detergent concentration above which micelles form (called the critical micelle concentration, CMC) are properties specific to each particular detergent (see table).
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