Amphiphiles derived from amino acids are important functional materials. The amino, carboxyl and side chain groups present in the chemical structure of amino acids provide wide scope for the design of amphiphiles of different charge and solution structures through simple methodologies of variation in pH and chemical modifications of the functional groups. Amino acid based amphiphiles ¿ being non toxic and eco-friendly - are therefore versatile building blocks to generate such aggregated structures, with differing morphologies in response to the nature of the solvent, temperature and pH conditions. This experiment focuses on the characterization of structures formed from polymerizable aromatic amino acids.