It is the belief of the editors of this book that the recognition of block copolymers as being
amphiphilic molecules and sharing common features with other well-studied amphiphiles …

The past decade has seen growing interest in the investigation of self-assembling
nanostructures, particularly in aqueous solution. In this context, polypeptide-based …

One of the fascinating subjects in areas such as materials science, nanochemistry, and
biomimetic chemistry is concerned with the creation of supramolecular architectures with …

Inorganic nanoparticles have become a research focus in numerous fields because of their
unique properties that distinguish them from their bulk counterparts. Controlling the size and …

Biomimetic membranes designed from amphiphilic block copolymers - Soft Matter (RSC
Publishing) DOI:10.1039/B605165K Royal Society of Chemistry View PDF VersionPrevious …

The addition of nanoparticles that selectively hydrogen bond with one of the segments of a
block copolymer is shown to induce order in otherwise disordered systems. This enables the …

Block copolymer micelles provide a means for controlled mineralization of inorganic
particles having diameters between 1 and 20 nm. Besides the control over the particle …

5262 2005 Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2005,
44, 5262–5265 nanobiotechnology.[1, 2] For example, for drug-delivery applications the …

This unique text discusses the solution self-assembly of block copolymers and covers all
aspects from basic physical chemistry to applications in soft nanotechnology. Recent …

Block copolymers are a class of soft matter that self-assemble to form ordered morphologies
at nanometer scales, making them ideal materials for various applications. The self …