Multimolecular assemblies of block copolymers have received considerable attention from
both fundamental and applied standpoints. These assemblies are formed in selective …

Recent advances in the field of macromolecular engineering applied to the fabrication of
nanostructured materials using block copolymer chains as elementary building blocks are …

Self-assembly of amphiphilic block copolymers display a multiplicity of nanoscale periodic
patterns proposed as a dominant tool for the 'bottom-up'fabrication of nanomaterials with …

Polymeric micelles are representative self-assembly structures of block copolymers and
have widely been investigated from both fundamental and applied aspects. In 1995, we …

One of the most important classes of synthetic systems for creating self-assembled
nanostructures is amphiphilic block copolymers. By controlling the architecture of individual …

Block copolymers spontaneously assemble into nanoscaled polymeric micelles, which have
significant potential as drug carriers. Following much work in related fields over the last …

Polymeric micelles are demonstrating high potential as nanomedicines capable of
controlling the distribution and function of loaded bioactive agents in the body, effectively …

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 …

Amphiphilic AB and ABA block copolymers have been demonstrated to form a variety of self-
assembled aggregate structures in dilute solutions where the solvent preferentially solvates …

There is a broad interest in elongated colloids as drug delivery vehicles, and current
research aims to address how their length and aspect ratio affect interactions with cells …