Amphiphilic molecules, of which soap is a typical example, possess antagonistic hydrophilic
and hydrophobic moieties in the same molecule. Carbohydrate amphiphiles, commonly …

Hollow tubular structures of molecular dimensions perform diverse biological functions in
nature. Examples include scaffolding and packaging roles played by cytoskeletal …

Polyisocyanates, long studied as theoretical models for wormlike chains in dilute solution
and liquid crystals, differ from their biological helical analogs in the absence of a …

Crew‐cut micelle‐like aggregates represent a new type of aggregate formed in solution by
the self‐assembly of highly asymmetric amphiphilic block copolymers. The aggregates are …

In the miniaturization of manufactured goods, the practical limits of what can be achieved
when engineering from the “top down” are being approached.(1-9) Despite the continuing …

A wide range of bilayer aggregates, among them tubules, vesicles, large compound vesicles
(LCVs), and lamellae, were prepared from various polystyrene-b-poly (ethylene oxide)(PS-b …

The study of amphiphilic polymer based functional organic− inorganic hybrid materials is an
emerging research area offering enormous scientific and technological promise. Here, we …

We report the observation of intermediate structures in the self-assembly of the peptide
KFE8 (FKFEFKFE), designed with alternating polar and nonpolar amino acids. Self …

We review the state of the art concerning drops and shells of liquid crystal. We especially
focus on the defect structures observed with liquid crystals with different degrees of order …

Polydiacetylene (PDA) materials are used as a platform for detection of biological analytes
such as microorganisms, viruses and proteins. The environmentally responsive chromic and …