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    A micelle (/maɪˈsɛl/) or micella (/maɪˈsɛlə/) (pl. micelles or micellae, respectively) is an aggregate (or supramolecular assembly) of surfactant amphipathic...
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  • surface chemistry, the critical micelle concentration (CMC) is defined as the concentration of surfactants above which micelles form and all additional surfactants...
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    the micelles. The micelle can remove grease, protein or soiling particles. The concentration at which micelles start to form is the critical micelle concentration...
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    secreted into milk from mammary cells in the form of colloidal casein micelles, a type of biomolecular condensate. As a food source, casein supplies amino...
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    the denatured whey proteins (and whey proteins that bound with casein micelles) increases the number of structural components in the product; the texture...
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    micellar solution consists of a dispersion of micelles (small particles) in a solvent (most usually water). Micelles are made of chemicals that are attracted...
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    groups. Compared to monomeric surfactants, they have much lower critical micelle concentrations. Surfactants are usually organic compounds that are akin...
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  • There are different types of drug delivery vehicles, such as polymeric micelles, liposomes, lipoprotein-based drug carriers, nano-particle drug carriers...
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  • In colloidal chemistry, the critical micelle concentration (CMC) of a surfactant is one of the parameters in the Gibbs free energy of micellization. The...
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    article being cleaned.The insoluble oil/fat "dirt" become associated inside micelles, tiny spheres formed from soap molecules with polar hydrophilic (water-attracting)...
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  • where the samples are separated by differential partitioning between micelles (pseudo-stationary phase) and a surrounding aqueous buffer solution (mobile...
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  • An inverse micelle formed when a soap is dispersed in an oil. This structure is broken reversibly upon shearing the grease....
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  • copolymer micelles, in which the micellar growth can occur by (A) fusion/fragmentation of micelles or (B) concomitant fusion/fragmentation of micelles and unimer...
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  • of micelles occurs in a solution of dissolved surfactant. It has been found that solubility at the Krafft point is nearly equal to critical micelle concentration...
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    cosmetics. As with most surfactants, CTAB forms micelles in aqueous solutions. At 303 K (30 °C) it forms micelles with aggregation number 75–120 (depending...
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    later termed "micelles". Water could penetrate between the micelles, and new micelles could form in the interstices between old micelles. The swelling...
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  • industrial and commercial cleaning and product formulations. The critical micelle concentration (CMC) in water at 25 °C is 8.2 mM, and the aggregation number...
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    (lipophilic, fat-loving) at the left side. This gives it surfactant properties A micelle – the lipophilic ends of the surfactant molecules dissolve in the oil,...
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    the milk are "casein micelles": aggregates of several thousand protein molecules with superficial resemblance to a surfactant micelle, bonded with the help...
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  • good biocompatibility due to the biocompatible degradable components. Micelles are typically formed through block polymers self-assembling which can be...
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    the surface of the casein micelle. Because negative charges repel other negative charges, the GMP prevents casein micelles from adhering to each other...
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    casein micelle. The entanglement of the hairy layer between casein micelles decreases the entropy of the system because it constrains the micelles, preventing...
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    the lipid, this biophysical interaction may result in the formation of micelles, liposomes, or lipid bilayers. Other aggregations are also observed and...
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  • water. Excess surfactant creates micelles in the water. Small amounts of monomer diffuse through the water to the micelle. A water-soluble initiator is introduced...
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  • often form micelles, as will star polymers and branched polymers. However, star and branched polymers can form rod or worm-shaped micelles rather than...
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  • part by forming micelles at the surface-air interface. Above the critical micelle concentration, the anions organize into a micelle, in which they form...
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    (x)-sorbitan mono-9-octadecenoate poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl) The critical micelle concentration of polysorbate 80 in pure water is reported as 0.012 mM....
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  • in the formation of membrane structures such as bilayers, vesicles, and micelles. In modern cells, vesicles are involved in metabolism, transport, buoyancy...
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    Guillermo; Rougier, Eric J.; Sargis, Mary T.; Silcox, Nancy b.; Simmons, Micelle; Spaulding, Paul M.; Velazco, Marcelo; Weksler, John r.; Wible, Andrea...
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    another substance, such as a drug. Commonly used nanocarriers include micelles, polymers, carbon-based materials, liposomes and other substances. Nanocarriers...
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