Block copolymers form the basis of the most ubiquitous materials such as thermoplastic
elastomers, bridge interphases in polymer blends, and are fundamental for the development …

Synthetic polymers are attracting great attention in the last decades for their use in the
biomedical field as nanovectors for controlled drug delivery, hydrogels and scaffolds …

Smart biomaterials have the ability to respond to changes in physiological parameters and
exogenous stimuli and continue to impact many aspects of modern medicine. Smart …

Amphiphilic block copolymers are common materials used for the fabrication of various
nanostructures with biomedical applications including nanocapsules, nanospheres, micelles …

Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are ubiquitous host defense peptides characterized by their
antibiotic activity and lower propensity for develo** resistance compared to classic …

Thermo-responsive materials are smart materials that are capable of reacting to a local
temperature variation, with high stimuli-sensitivity and/or facile reversibility. In recent years …

The formation of polymeric micelles in aqueous environments through the self-assembly of
amphiphilic polymers can provide a versatile platform to increase the solubility and …

The controlled synthesis of block copolymers offers great potential for the valorization of
biodegradable polyesters, many of which can be bioderived. Combining polyester blocks …

Micelles from self-assembled amphiphilic copolymers are highly attractive in drug delivery,
due to their small size and hydrophilic stealth corona allowing prolonged lifetimes in the …

Access to block copolymers from monomers that do not polymerize via a common
mechanism requires initiation from a multifunctional species that allows orthogonal …