The self-assembly of amphiphilic molecules usually takes place in a liquid phase, near room temperature. Here, using small angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) experiments performed in real time, we show that freezing of aqueous solutions of copolymer amphiphilic molecules can induce self-assembly below 0{\deg}C.
@article{arxiv.1803.10614,
title = {Freezing-induced self-assembly of amphiphilic molecules},
author = {P. A. Albouy and S. Deville and A. Fulkar and K. Hakouk and M. Impéror-Clerc and M. Klotz and Q. Liu and M. Marcellini and J. Perez},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1803.10614},
year = {2018}
}