Junctions and end-caps in self-assembled
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N. Dan; S.A. Safran
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Article
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2006
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Elsevier Science
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English
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Cylindrical micelles are known to exhibit two types of morphologies: branched networks and linear, worm-like (or thread-like) micelles. These structures correspond to two types of topological defects: end-caps and junction points. Although either type of defect increases the micelle energy (when com