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micelle
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micelle [mī′sel]
(cell and molecular biology)
A submicroscopic structural unit of protoplasm built up from polymeric molecules.
(physical chemistry)
A colloidal aggregate of a unique number (between 50 and 100) of amphipathic molecules, which occurs at a well-defined concentration known as the critical micelle concentration.


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2002) demonstrated endocytosis and active transport of QD micelles (phospholipid block-copolymer) in Xenopus embryos.
Almost immediately, the micelles began to assemble into larger, fluid-filled sacs, or vesicles.
 
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