ISBN : 978-93-85073-24-3 attention as drug carriers owing to their easily controlled properties and good pharmacological characteristics [149-150]. Fig 1.5: Schematic representation of the micellization process. Micelles are formed when amphiphiles are placed in water. They consist of an inner core of assembled hydrophobic segments capable of solubilizing lipophilic substances and outer hydrophilic corona serving as a stabilizing interface between the hydrophobic core and the external aqueous environment [151]. Fig 1.6: Schematic representation of the micelle formation 13
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