INVESTIGATION OF STRUCTURES OF MICELLES OF A FULLERENE DERIVATIVE OF ALANINE IN AQUEOUS-SOLUTIONS BY TUNNELING SCANNING MICROSCOPY

Structures of micelles of N-(monohydrofullerenyl)-L-alanine and their associates were studied by tunneling scanning microscopy in the regime of a profilometer with a 10-nm resolution along the vertical line. Th e data obtained show that the micelles of the compound studied are ani sodiametric particles 0.5-10 mu m in size containing negligible amount s of water. The thickness of the micelles depends on their lengths.