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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Thermodynamics of micellization (section Micelle)
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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Targeted drug delivery (redirect from Polymeric micelle)
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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groups. Compared to monomeric surfactants, they have much lower critical micelle concentrations. Surfactants are usually organic compounds that are akin...
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Krafft temperature is defined as the minimum temperature from which the micelle formation takes place. It is named after German chemist Friedrich Krafft...
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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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A micellar solution consists of a dispersion of micelles in a solvent (most usually water). Micelles consist of aggregated amphiphiles, and in a micellar...
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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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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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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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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 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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being cleaned. The insoluble oil/fat molecules become associated inside micelles, tiny spheres formed from soap molecules with polar hydrophilic (water-attracting)...
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PH-responsive tumor-targeted drug delivery (section Liposome/Micelle based pH- triggered Drug Delivery)
good biocompatibility due to the biocompatible degradable components. Micelles are typically formed through block polymers self-assembling which can be...
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alpha-lactalbumin and beta-lactoglobulin. GMP is formed when the casein micelle that encapsulates milk protein is cleaved by the enzyme chymosin. The 64...
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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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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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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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should not be confused with lysosomes, or with micelles and reverse micelles. In contrast to liposomes, micelles typically contain a monolayer of fatty acids...
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levels of calcium ions are found in the casein micelles of the cheese curd and allow the casein micelles to form a more rigid network by bridging the steric...
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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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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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Protocell (section Vesicles, micelles and membranes)
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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molecules also aggregate in water as micelles with their head groups sticking out and their tails bunched together. Micelles draw oily substances into their...
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chain. These two chemically different components induce the formation of micelles, which present the hydrophilic heads outwards and their hydrophobic (hydrocarbon)...
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