α-Eleostearicacidandβ-eleostearicacidformedvesiclesinaqueousmediumwhenanethanolsolutionofeleostearicacidwasinjectedrapidlyintoavigorouslyvortexedaqueousphase.Formationofthevesicleswasdemonstratedbyelectronmicroscopicobservationandbromothymolblueencapsulationexperiments.PolymerizationsoftheeleostearicacidsintheformedvesiclescarriedoutbyUVirradiationproducedpoly-α-eleostearicacidandpoly-β-eleostearicacidvesicles.
