Over the past century, hydrogels have emerged as effective materials for an immense variety
of applications. The unique network structure of hydrogels enables very high levels of …

Today, in diverse medical and clinical fields, including cancer treatment, nanoscience has
evolved and evolved. Cancer and its forms, on the other hand, have been rumored and …

Block copolymer (BCP) self-assembly has attracted considerable attention for many
decades because it can yield ordered structures in a wide range of morphologies, including …

This Perspective outlines recent advances concerning the formation and potential uses of
block copolymer micelles, a class of soft-matter-based nanoparticles of growing importance …

Injectable hydrogels are becoming increasingly important in the fields of tissue engineering
and drug delivery due to their tunable properties, controllable degradation, high water …

It is well-known that surfactants are molecules able to modify the surface properties of the
liquid in which they are introduced (usually water). The simultaneous presence of both …

Applications for advanced functional soft materials that possess precisely engineered
properties and functional groups have been expanding significantly with the development of …

A living radical polymerization (LRP) is a free radical polymerization that aims at displaying
living character,(ie, does not terminate or transfer and is able to continue polymerization …

Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization (ATRP) is an effective technique for the design and
preparation of multifunctional, nanostructured materials for a variety of applications in …

Compartmentalization is ubiquitous to many biological and artificial systems, be it for the
separate storage of incompatible matter or to isolate transport processes. Advancements in …