There is considerable interest in preparing cell‐sized giant unilamellar vesicles from natural
or nonnatural amphiphiles because a giant vesicle membrane resembles the self‐closed …

The design and construction of integrated chemical ensembles for studying complex
biological systems is attracting considerable interest in a wide range of research …

The cell is certainly one of the most complex and exciting systems in Nature that scientists
are still trying to fully understand. Such a challenge pushes material scientists to seek to …

Soon after the discovery of polymeric vesicles (polymersomes), reports of their high
membrane stability raised hopes for the development of next generation vesicles for drug …

Hierarchic self-assembly underpins much of the form and function seen in synthetic or
biological soft materials. Lipids are paramount examples, building themselves in nature or …

“Polymersomes” are vesicular structures made from the self-assembly of block copolymers.
Such structures present outstanding interest for different applications such as micro-or nano …

Microcapsules are reviewed with special emphasis on the relevance of controlled
mechanical properties for functional aspects. At first, assembly strategies are presented that …

Viscosity is a key property of cell membranes that controls mobility of embedded proteins
and membrane remodeling. Measuring it is challenging because existing approaches …

Verkapselte Kapseln: Eine Emulsions‐Zentrifugations‐Methode ermöglicht die Herstellung
von „PiPs “(siehe Bild) oder Polymervesosomen. Dieser einfache Zugang zu …

In the past decade, polymer vesicles prepared by self‐assembly techniques have attracted
increasing scientific interest based on their unique features highlighted with tunable …