Challenging the dry core paradigm: hydrated reactivity emerges within micellar cores

Key Points

• The research aims to explore the reactivity of micellar cores traditionally considered inert by analyzing their hydrated properties.
• Embedding clusteroluminescent chromophores into micelles to assess their properties.
• Evaluating the response of these chromophores to changes in polarity within the micellar environment.
• Demonstrated that micellar cores exhibit polarity-sensitive reactivity when hydrated.
• Revealed significant chemical activity within the previously assumed inert nanospace of the micelles.