Structurally persistent micelles: theory and experiment

C. Jager; A. Hirsch; C. Bottcher; Tim Clark

Structurally persistent micelles: theory and experiment

C. Jager, A. Hirsch, C. Bottcher, Tim Clark

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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
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

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