  The kinetics of non-ionic surfactant adsorption at a fluid-fluid interface
from a micellar solution is considered theoretically. Our model takes into
account the effect of micelle relaxation on the diffusion of the free
surfactant molecules. It is shown that non-ionic surfactants undergo either a
diffusion or a kinetically limited adsorption according to the characteristic
relaxation time of the micelles. This gives a new interpretation for the
observed dynamical surface tension of micellar solutions.
