Amphiphilic copolymers and their applications

Recently there have been advances in the fundamental understanding of the self-organization of amphiphilic copolymers at interfaces and in solutions and in the presence of solvents. Research has recently extended to amphiphilic polymers that have been used a great deal in the past, but have not been studied in any great detail. Also, applications that take advantage of self-assembly have also advanced and this has resulted in products with novel macroscopic properties which are used by the medical, pharmaceutical, cosmetic, agricultural and other industries.