Research Directo

Kazuo Sakurai

Institute of Environmental Science and Technology,
The University of Kitakyushu
Professor

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Outline

We have a hypothesis that micelles take their aggregation number chosen from 2, 6, 8, 12, 20, some of the numbers are the same as the platonic solid. In this project, we will try to prove this hypothesis and clearly the relation between the chemical structure and the preferable aggregation number. By use of this knowledge, we would be able to prepare a mono-disperse and shape-persistence micelle that would fit the size with which the targeting cells ingest.