| abstract |
Iodinated amphiphilic compound of formula (I): n AG 1 -X—R  (I)n n wherein AG 1 represents an unsaturated (C 8 -C 52 ) aliphatic hydrocarbon chain found in fatty acids having specific location of double bonds, the chain including at least one iodine atom directly linked to a carbon atom of a non-conjugated double bond by a covalent link, the second carbon atom of the double bond bearing a halogen atom different from a iodine atom, X represents a polyethylene glycol including 1 to 50 ethylene glycol groups, R represents a hydrogen atom or a group AG 2 being identical to or different from AG 1 , AG 1 , X, R and AG 2 being selected so that the amphiphilic compound has a hydrophilic/lipohilic balance included between 4 and 30. |