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micelles
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thumb|250px|right|Cross-section view of the structures that can be formed by phospholipids in aqueous solutions (unlike this illustration, micelles are usually formed by single-chain lipids, since it is difficult to fit two chains into this shape) thumb|250px|right|Scheme of a micelle formed by phospholipids in an [[aqueous solution]]
Research
47,227 papers- Polymeric micelles as drug carriers: their lights and shadows.Journal of drug targeting · 2014
- Micelles of poly[oligo(ethylene glycol) methacrylate] as delivery vehicles for zinc phthalocyanine photosensitizers.Nanotechnology · 2024
- PEG-based micelles as carriers of contrast agents for different imaging modalities.Advanced drug delivery reviews · 2002
- Design of ophthalmic micelles loaded with diclofenac sodium: effect of chitosan and temperature on the block-copolymer micellization behaviour.Drug delivery and translational research · 2022
- Magnetically Guided Self-Assembled Protein Micelles for Enhanced Delivery of Dasatinib to Human Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Cells.Journal of pharmaceutical sciences · 2019
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Encyclopedic overview
12 sectionsContents
- History
- Solvation
- Energy of formation
- Micelle packing parameter
- Block copolymer micelles
- Dynamic micelles
- Kinetically frozen micelles
- Inverse/reverse micelles
- Supermicelles
- Uses
- See also
- References
thumb|250px|right|Cross-section view of the structures that can be formed by phospholipids in aqueous solutions (unlike this illustration, micelles are usually formed by single-chain lipids, since it is difficult to fit two chains into this shape) thumb|250px|right|Scheme of a micelle formed by phospholipids in an [[aqueous solution]]
A micelle (; also spelled micell) or micella () ( or micellae, respectively) is an aggregate (or supramolecular assembly) of surfactant amphipathic lipid molecules dispersed in a liquid, forming a colloidal suspension (also known as associated colloidal system). A typical micelle in water forms an aggregate, with the hydrophilic "head" regions in contact with surrounding solvent, sequestering the hydrophobic single-tail regions in the micelle centre.
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