In the past decade, polymersomes (also referred to as polymeric vesicles) have attracted
rapidly growing interest based on their intriguing aggregation phenomena, cell and virus …

The intriguing advantages of supramolecular chemistry and particularly the application of
self-assembly for the construction of defined nanostructures from small, preferably …

A novel sugar-functionalized amphiphilic pillar [5] arene containing galactose groups as the
hydrophlic part and alkyl chains as the hydrophobic part was designed and synthesized. It …

Due to the differences in the cavity size of the hosts and the charge and length of the guests,
a cationic water-soluble pillar [6] arene (WP6) selectively complexes with ATP to form a …

In nature, self-assembly processes based on amphiphilic molecules play an integral part in
the design of structures of higher order such as cells. Among them, amphiphilic …

Polymeric assemblies, such as micelles, vesicles, nanofibers, and macroscopic tubes, have
attracted great attention in recent years.[1] These organized assemblies, which have sizes …

Biocompatible and biodegradable polymersomes are commonly self-assembled from
amphiphilic diblock copolymers composed of hydrophilic poly (ethylene glycol)(PEG) or poly …

Light controls size: A novel type of self‐organized supramolecular nanoparticles can change
their size upon irradiation with UV light (see picture). The doubly responsive system …

The development of smart materials that exhibit changes in their physicochemical properties
in response to external stimuli is of current interest for various applications. For example …

The design of functional nano-objects by electrostatic self-assembly in solution signifies an
emerging field with great potential. More specifically, the targeted combination of …