Self-Assembly of Polymers

Self-Assembly of Polymers

Nowadays, polymer self-assembly has become extremely attractive for both biological (drug delivery, tissue engineering, scaffolds) and non-biological (packaging, semiconductors) applications. In nature, a number of key biological processes are driven by polymer self-assembly, for instance protein fo...

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Main Author: Vikulina, Anna (auth)
Other Authors: Volodkin, Dmitry (auth)
Format: Electronic Book Chapter
Language:English
Published: MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2020
Subjects:
History of engineering & technology
evaporative self-assembly
encapsulation
n/a
microstructure
solvent vapor annealing
drug delivery
polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane
protein adsorption resistance
photo-sensitive
calcium carbonate
fluorescence
mucin
polymerisation
marine exopolysaccharide
transglutaminases
porous hydrogel
adsorption
aprotinin
nanoparticle
calcium alginate
protamine
nanocrystalline
self-assembly
morphological transformation
cell culture
block polymers
stimuli-responsive polymer
crosslinking
mesoporous
Ti6Al4V
polymer
flexible geometric confinement
layer-by-layer
surface modification
co-synthesis
nanolithography
CaCO3
synthetic polypeptide
air-liquid interface
food industry
stimuli-responsive polymers
field-effect transistor
Marangoni convection
polymer scaffold
collagen
biomedicine
thin films
controlled release
tension gradient
monolayer
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Summary:Nowadays, polymer self-assembly has become extremely attractive for both biological (drug delivery, tissue engineering, scaffolds) and non-biological (packaging, semiconductors) applications. In nature, a number of key biological processes are driven by polymer self-assembly, for instance protein folding. Impressive morphologies can be assembled from polymers thanks to a diverse range of interactions involved, e.g., electrostatics, hydrophobic, hots-guest interactions, etc. Both 2D and 3D tailor-made assemblies can be designed through modern powerful techniques and approaches such as the layer-by-layer and the Langmuir-Blodgett deposition, hard and soft templating. This Special Issue highlights contributions (research papers, short communications, review articles) that focus on recent developments in polymer self-assembly for both fundamental understanding the assembly phenomenon and real applications.
Physical Description:1 electronic resource (186 p.)
ISBN:books978-3-03928-507-5
9783039285068
9783039285075
Access:Open Access

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