Polyelectrolyte−surfactant (PE−S) complexes have attracted great interest because of their wide industrial applications ranging from cosmetics, detergents, food technology and paints to drug delivery. It is well-known fact that block copolymers consisting of a polyelectrolyte block and a neutral hydrophilic block (double hydrophilic block polyelectrolytes, DHBP) co-assemble in aqueous...
Lower critical solution temperature (LCST) polymers have attracted great interest for 3D bioprinting, as they are water-soluble and form solutions at room temperature, while they form a hydrogel at body temperature [1]. The hydrogel properties depend strongly on the architecture of polymers and their concentration. Poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) based thermoresponsive polymers are particularly...
Abstract. Novel, multifunctional nanoparticles and hydrogels that exhibits a unique set of properties for the effective treatment of cancer are presented. The materials are comprised of polypeptidic and polyethylene oxide polymers that are a non-cytotoxic polymer. The amphiphilic hybrid materials assemble in aqueous media to form micelles or vesicles, comprised of an outer hydrophilic corona...
The self-assembly behavior of amphiphiles in a polar solvent is still considered a hot topic for application strategies. Their organization into nanostructured systems has been extensively applied in bio-nanotechnology for various purposes: either mimicking biological components of lipids and proteins or bio-sensing and controlled release in materials science and drug delivery. However, the...
