Abstract
We describe the progress made in understanding the factors that deter-mine the size, structure and stability of structurally persistent micellesusing a combination of designed synthesis, cryo-TEM imaging andmolecular-dynamics simulations. The importance of specific counter-ion effects is revealed in detail. An unexpected effect of sodium coun-terions leads to attraction between the polycarboxylate head groups ofthe tailored dendrimers that make up the micelles. This effect evenleads to the formation of ‘‘superlattices’’ of highly negatively chargedmicelles.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Proceedings of the International Beilstein Symposium on Functional Nanoscience |
| Editors | M. Hicks, C. Kettner |
| Place of Publication | Berlin |
| Publisher | Logos Verlag Berlin |
| Pages | 91-106 |
| Number of pages | 16 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9783832529017 |
| Publication status | Published - 2011 |