화학공학소재연구정보센터
Chemistry Letters, Vol.34, No.4, 560-561, 2005
Vesicle-micelle transition of N-acyl phenylalaninate salt in very dilute aqueous solution
A unique aggregation behavior of potassium N-tetradecanoyl phenylalaninate in dilute aqueous solution was investigated. Surface tension, fluorescence intensity (using probes) and size distribution measurements suggest that a transition from vesicle to micelle takes place. It is presumed that formation of an acid-soap dimer, which is stabilized by an interaction between phenyl groups, brings about construction of vesicle particles at a very dilute concentration.