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What are the applications of micelles?

Posted August 22, 2024


Answer

Applications of Micelles

  • Used extensively as a separation medium in chromatography and electrophoresis
  • Work as efficient non-carriers in diagnostic imaging, drug delivery, and gene delivery, among others 
  • Play a crucial role in removing indigestible fat-soluble vitamins and complex lipids from the human body
  • Used in medicine and biochemistry to transport medications and therapeutic substances to specific body regions, including crossing the blood-brain barrier
  • Used in biotechnology to study the behavior of enzymes and other biomolecules in various environments
  • Act as emulsifiers in cases where surfactants are above the critical micelle concentration, allowing normally insoluble compounds to dissolve
  • Used in the food and beverage industry to create suspensions and emulsions for stabilizing various food and beverage products. 
  • Used in personal care and cosmetics, particularly in the manufacture of products such as face washes, makeup removers, shampoos, and conditions, that remove oil and grime from skin and hair
  • Widely used in environmental research, primarily to extract toxins from water and soil
  • Used in materials science to create stable and highly organized liquid-crystalline polymers and novel materials with unique properties
  • Serves as a reaction medium in synthetic chemistry where it is used to synthesize various compounds including enzymes, nanoparticles, and catalyst
Additional resources

A Review of Polymeric Micelles and Their Applications

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