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Crystalline core micelles

  • Kislova S.O.1
  • Shkirdova A.O.1
  • Myasnyanko I.N.2,3
  • Gifer P.K.1
  • Dubrovin E.V.1
  • Volynsky P.E.3,4
  • Boldyrev I.A.1
  • Svetlana Kislova
4 affiliations
  1. 1Frumkin Institute of Physical Chemistry and Electrochemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences
  2. 2Institute of Translational Medicine, Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University, Ostrovitianov 1, Moscow, Russia, 117997
  3. 3Shemyakin–Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Miklukho-Maklaya Ul. 16/10, Moscow, Russia, 117997
  4. 4Scientific Research Institute for Systems Biology and Medicine, Nauchny Proezd 18, Moscow, Russia, 117246
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Abstract

A micelle is defined as a loosely bound aggregation of several tens to hundreds of surfactant molecules, forming a colloidal particle. Micelles possess well-defined core and shell regions, both of which exist in a liquid-like state. This liquid-like character allows micelles to be dynamic structures, with surfactant molecules continuously exchanging within the micelle and between the micelle and bulk solution. In contrast to this classical model, we report rod-like reverse micelles with a well-defined three-dimensional crystalline core. The core is held together by hydrogen bonds and exhibits the morphology of a four-faceted, elongated crystal. Alkyl chains surround the core and sterically hinder it, confining crystal growth to a single direction.

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@misc{so2026crystalline,
  title = {{Crystalline core micelles}},
  author = {Kislova S.O. and Shkirdova A.O. and Myasnyanko I.N. and Gifer P.K. and Dubrovin E.V. and Volynsky P.E. and Boldyrev I.A. and Svetlana Kislova},
  howpublished = {ChemRxiv},
  year = {2026},
  month = oct,
  doi = {10.26434/chemrxiv.15010811/v1},
  url = {https://chemrxiv.org/doi/full/10.26434/chemrxiv.15010811/v1},
  note = {CC BY-NC-ND},
}
RIS
TY  - UNPB
TI  - Crystalline core micelles
AU  - Kislova S.O.
AU  - Shkirdova A.O.
AU  - Myasnyanko I.N.
AU  - Gifer P.K.
AU  - Dubrovin E.V.
AU  - Volynsky P.E.
AU  - Boldyrev I.A.
AU  - Svetlana Kislova
PY  - 2026
DA  - 2026/10/21
PB  - ChemRxiv
DO  - 10.26434/chemrxiv.15010811/v1
UR  - https://chemrxiv.org/doi/full/10.26434/chemrxiv.15010811/v1
AB  - A micelle is defined as a loosely bound aggregation of several tens to hundreds of surfactant molecules, forming a colloidal particle. Micelles possess well-defined core and shell regions, both of which exist in a liquid-like state. This liquid-like character allows micelles to be dynamic structures, with surfactant molecules continuously exchanging within the micelle and between the micelle and bulk solution. In contrast to this classical model, we report rod-like reverse micelles with a well-defined three-dimensional crystalline core. The core is held together by hydrogen bonds and exhibits the morphology of a four-faceted, elongated crystal. Alkyl chains surround the core and sterically hinder it, confining crystal growth to a single direction.
ER  -