Supramolecular assemblies of block copolymers in aqueous media as nanocontainers relevant to biological applications

A Harada, K Kataoka - Progress in polymer science, 2006 - Elsevier
… Various kinds of block copolymers composed of hydrophilic and hydrophobic … aqueous
media has been investigated. Typical block copolymers that self-assemble in an aqueous medium

Aggregation of water-soluble block copolymers in aqueous solutions: recent trends

K Nakashima, P Bahadur - Advances in colloid and interface science, 2006 - Elsevier
… The physico-chemical properties of PEO–PPO–PEO block copolymer aqueous solutions
were evaluated in the presence of hydrotropes such as sodium p-toluene sulfonate (NaPTS) by …

Micellization of block copolymers

G Riess - Progress in polymer science, 2003 - Elsevier
… review which has rather the purpose to highlight some specific aspects of block copolymer
micellization in aqueous and organic solvent media that have appeared in the recent years. …

Specific interactions improve the loading capacity of block copolymer micelles in aqueous media

C Giacomelli, V Schmidt, R Borsali - Langmuir, 2007 - ACS Publications
Block copolymer micelles find application in many fields as nanocarriers, especially in drug
delivery. We report herein that specific interactions between hydrophobic guest molecules …

Stimuli responsive amphiphilic block copolymers for aqueous media synthesised via reversible addition fragmentation chain transfer polymerisation (RAFT)

M Mertoglu, S Garnier, A Laschewsky, K Skrabania… - Polymer, 2005 - Elsevier
… to different stimuli-sensitive block copolymers, and investigate different possibilities to … in
aqueous systems. Here, the synthesis of different stimuli-sensitive amphiphilic block copolymer

Block copolymer micelles in aqueous media

Z Tuzar, P Kratochvíl, K Procházka… - Collection of …, 1993 - cccc.uochb.cas.cz
… As a rule, block copolymers in selective organic … block copolymers of styrene and ethylene
oxide, can be obtained by direct dissolution in water only when Mw of the particular copolymer

Block copolymer membranes for aqueous solution applications

SP Nunes - Macromolecules, 2016 - ACS Publications
Block copolymers are known for their intricate morphology. We review the state of the art of
block copolymer … The two main strategies for pore formation in block copolymer membranes …

Temperature-dependent adsorption of Pluronic F127 block copolymers onto carbon black particles dispersed in aqueous media

Y Lin, P Alexandridis - The Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 2002 - ACS Publications
… systems: that of CB particles with adsorbed Pluronic F127 block copolymer layers (solid
lines), that of Pluronic F127 block copolymer aqueous solution (dashed lines), and that of plain …

Aggregation behavior of double hydrophilic block copolymers in aqueous media

M Khimani, S Yusa, VK Aswal, P Bahadur - Journal of Molecular Liquids, 2019 - Elsevier
block copolymers remain as molecularly dissolve in water below the lower critical solution
temperature (LCST) of PNIPAM block … C ) of both block copolymers increases with an increase …

Self-assembly of stimuli-responsive block copolymers in aqueous solutions: an overview

M Khimani, H Patel, V Patel, P Parekh, RL Vekariya - Polymer Bulletin, 2020 - Springer
… on amphiphilic block copolymers, particularly on EO–PO linear block copolymers and other
… , which are capable of forming either A-block or B-block core micelles in an aqueous medium