The SLDs of all A-pPrOzi-A-micelle parts decrease with increasing CUR concentration (Figure ). Starting from a highly hydrated core and first shell, it is quickly evident that the largest amount of CUR is stabilized in the core of the micelles, since the SLDs of the core decrease much steeper and the SLD stabilizes in between the SLDs of pure CUR and A-pPrOzi-A (Figure , A). The involvement of the first shell in the solubilization of CUR is clearly evidenced by its SLD, which is smaller than the one of the second shell (Figure and). The SLD of the large core corroborates a mixture of CUR and polymer. The relatively thin first shell remains hydrated as evident by a larger SLD value. The second shell vanishes again at this point as the SLD is essentially that of pure D 2 O.