Polymer Micelles

• मुख्य लेखक: Pratap Bahadur (Ed.) (auth)
• अन्य लेखक: Shin-ichi Yusa (Ed.) (auth), Hideki Matsuoka (Ed.) (auth), Takahiro Sato (Ed.) (auth)
• स्वरूप: इलेक्ट्रोनिक पुस्तक अध्याय
• भाषा: अंग्रेज़ी
• प्रकाशित: MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2018
• विषय: Biochemistry; Polymer vesicle; Stimuli-responsive; Drug delivery; Polymer micelle; Polymer aggregate; Self-organization; Amphiphilic polymer
• ऑनलाइन पहुंच: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

सारांश

Classically, polymer micelles have been defined as aggregates formed by the self-association of amphiphilic polymers due to the hydrophobic interactions between polymer molecules in water. Practical applications of polymer micelles include as carriers in drug delivery systems, as solubilizers, and as associative thickeners. Polymer micelles that do not fall within the classical definition have recently been reported and reflect important developments in synthesis and analysis. For example, hydrophobic interactions are the classic force driving polymer association, whereas recently, micelles have been formed through interactions such as electrostatics, hydrogen bonds, and coordination bonds. Intermolecular association results in the formation of polymer micelles that are similar to micelles formed from low molecular weight surfactants, whereas unimolecular micelles formed by intramolecular association within a single polymer chain have also been reported, as have stimuli-responsive polymer micelles. It is therefore important to constantly update the information available and our knowledge of polymer micelles. This special issue covers synthesis, characterization, solution properties, association behavior, simulation, and the application of polymer micelles and polymer aggregates. The aim of this issue is to expand our knowledge of polymer micelles by gathering together the latest basic and applied information regarding these supramolecular structures.

भौतिक वर्णन

1 electronic resource (VIII, 220 p.)

आईएसबीएन

9783038428077
9783038428084

अभिगमन

Open Access