Solubility and functionality of polymeric materials are essential properties determining their
role in any application. In that regard, double hydrophilic copolymers (DHC) are typically …

Controlled drug delivery is a crucial area of study for improving the targeted availability of
drugs; several polymer systems have been applied for the formulation of drug delivery …

The present investigation reports the structural engineering of biodegradable star block
polycaprolactone (PCL) to tailor-make aggregated micelles and unimolecular micelles to …

Responsive Pickering emulsions are an excellent platform to control the interfacial
properties of oil–water systems. However, the removal of viscous crude oil from oily waste by …

Soft nanoparticles continue to offer a promising platform for the encapsulation and controlled
delivery of poorly water‐soluble drugs and help enhance their bioavailability at targeted …

Silver nanomaterials have attracted a great deal of interest due to their broad-spectrum
antimicrobial activity. However, it is still challenging to balance the high antibacterial …

Amphoteric polymer can be used as retanning agent in leather manufacture. It is particularly
useful in chrome-free tanning systems since it can regulate the charge properties of chrome …

Self‐assembly of block copolymers (BCPs) has garnered much attention over the past
several decades owing to an array of intriguing properties. In this perspective, recent …

The directed self-assembly strategy endows the ultrasmall metal nanocluster (MNC,< 3 nm)
superstructure assemblies with enhancement of inherent characteristics or generation of …

Unimolecular micelles (UMs) are nano‐sized structures that are composed of single
molecules with precise composition. Compared to self‐assembled polymeric micelles, UMs …