Tethered polymer chains refers to macromolecular chains that are attached into
microstructures by their ends. Highly branched polymers, polymer micelles and end-grafted …

A simple overview of the methods used and the expected benefits of block copolymers in
organic photovoltaic devices is given in this review. The description of the photovoltaic …

Giant vesicles are widely used as a model membrane system, both for basic biological
systems and for their promising applications in the development of smart materials and cell …

Micropipette pressurization of giant bilayer vesicles was used to measure both elastic
bending kc and area stretch KA moduli of fluid-phase phosphatidylcholine (PC) membranes …

166 1. SZLEIFER AND MA CARIGNANO molecules in bulk. The presence of a wall limits the
configurational space of the chains and the two-dimensional anchoring makes the …

A DPD model of PEO-based block copolymer vesicles in water is developed by introducing
a new density based coarse graining and by using experimental data for interfacial tension …

Self-assembly of block copolymers (BCPs) in evaporative emulsion provides a simple and
effective route for the preparation of anisotropic particles with controlled shape and size …

A tutorial review of the theory of curvature elasticity of thin films is presented with an
emphasis on the physical origins of the bending energy. We begin with a discussion of …

The formation of well-controlled circular patterns on the nanoscale is important for the
fabrication of a range of devices such as sensors, memories, lasers, transistors, and …

A simple Ginzburg-Landau free-energy functional for oil-water-surfactant mixtures, with a
single, scalar order parameter, is studied in detail. We show that the free energy of swollen …