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. The data obtained show that the micelles of the compound studied are anisodiametric particles 0.5-10 mu m in size containing negligible amounts of water. The thickness of the micelles depends on their lengths.