Accepted Manuscript A new interpretation of the mechanism of wormlike micelle formation involving a cationic surfactant and salicylate Renato Nunes de Souza, Manazael Zuliani Jora, Luis Duarte, Karl Jan Clinckspoor, Teresa Dib Zambon Atvars, Edvaldo Sabadini PII: S0021-9797(19)30563-6 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcis.2019.05.025 Reference: YJCIS 24954 To appear in: Journal of Colloid and Interface Science Received Date: 21 February 2019 Revised Date: 4 May 2019 Accepted Date: 6 May 2019 Please cite this article as: R. Nunes de Souza, M. Zuliani Jora, L. Duarte, K. Jan Clinckspoor, T. Dib Zambon Atvars, E. Sabadini, A new interpretation of the mechanism of wormlike micelle formation involving a cationic surfactant and salicylate, Journal of Colloid and Interface Science (2019), doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcis.2019.05.025 This is a PDF file of an unedited manuscript that has been accepted for publication. As a service to our customers we are providing this early version of the manuscript. The manuscript will undergo copyediting, typesetting, and review of the resulting proof before it is published in its final form. Please note that during the production process errors may be discovered which could affect the content, and all legal disclaimers that apply to the journal pertain.