Micelles incorporating oil in water or water in oil, as well as mixed micelles consisting of two amphiphiles are regarded as models of the coacervate or nanoencapsulate. The formation of these micelles is expressed by the following chemical reaction formulas:MmSs + M ? Mm+1Ss, MmSs + S ? MmSs+1, (m, s = 1, 2, 3, ...)where M and S represent unimers of amphiphile and substrate or of two amphiphiles, and m and s are aggregation numbers of M and S, respectively. We have investigated (1) the inversed micelle of an amphiphilic block copolymer incorporating water in an organic solvent and (2) the mixed micelle consisting of an amphiphilic copolymer and non-ionic surfactant by light scattering and capillary electrophoresis, and analyzed the data using the above reaction formulas.

Complexation of amphiphilic polymers with small molecules: Light scattering and capillary electrophoresis

243rd National Meeting (2012)

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