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Langmuir, Vol.14, No.16, 4345-4349, 1998
Size determination of polymer like micelles using cryo-electron microscopy
Individual polymer-like micelles formed in aqueous mixtures of lecithin and bile salt were quantitatively investigated using cryo-transmission electron microscopy (cryo-TEM). The overall size obtained from cryo-TEM agrees with results from independent light-scattering measurements on the same sample. This demonstrates that cryo-TEM experiments not only provide direct structural information but furthermore enable a quantitative determination of bulk properties of individual micelles.
Keywords:DYNAMIC LIGHT-SCATTERING;ANGLE NEUTRON-SCATTERING;BILE-SALT;CRYOELECTRON MICROSCOPY;CONTROLLED ENVIRONMENT;SHAPE TRANSFORMATIONS;SURFACTANT MICELLES;MIXED MICELLES;LECITHIN;VESICLES