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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Sep 16.
Published in final edited form as: Adv Cancer Res. 2013;118:1–59. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-12-407173-5.00002-9

Figure 4.

Figure 4

Micelle structure. Micelles are composed of phospholipids, with hydrophilic head groups forming the outer shell. Micelles encapsulate water-insoluble drugs in their hydrophobic cores. Figure modified and used with permission from (Husseini and Pitt, 2008).