Small-angle scattering (SAS) is a technique that is able to probe the structural organization
of matter and quantify its response to changes in external conditions. X-ray and neutron …

Biodegradable nanocarriers such as lipid-or polymer-based nanoparticles can be designed
to improve the efficacy and reduce the toxic side effects of drugs. Under appropriate …

Self-assembly provides an attractive route to functional organic materials, with properties
and hence performance depending sensitively on the organization of the molecular building …

In recent years, advancements in the fields of microfluidic and lab-on-a-chip technologies
have provided unique opportunities for the implementation of nanomaterial production …

In selective solvents the solvophobic blocks of block copolymers associate leading to the
formation of aggregates. If exchange of polymer chains between aggregates is rapid the …

Amphiphilic small molecules and polymers form commonplace nanoscale macromolecular
compartments and bilayers, and as such are truly essential components in all cells and in …

Controllable and scalable synthesis of biomedical organic nanoparticles (NPs) with tailored
properties is critical for their clinical translation. However, the existing microfluidics-based …

Herein we report a polymerization-induced self-assembly (PISA) process with ring-opening
metathesis polymerization (ROMP). We utilize a peptide-based norbornenyl monomer as a …

Polyelectrolyte complex micelles (PCMs) are a unique class of self-assembled nanoparticles
that form with a core of associated polycations and polyanions, microphase-separated from …

Self-assembly of block copolymers into interesting and useful nanostructures, in both
solution and bulk, is a vibrant research arena. While much attention has been paid to …