Abstract Micelles and micellization appeal long lasting interest as promising drug carriers. A conventional parameter providing information about formation of micelles is critical micelle concentration (cmc). Its value roughly separates two states the surfactant solution – namely with without presence micelles. If surfactants in water approaches cmc some physical quantities abruptly change, thi...

As synthesized surface active ionic liquids (SAILs), Tetrapropylammonium Dodecylsulfate (TPADS), and Tetrabutylammonium (TBADS) have been characterized by FTIR, 1H-NMR 13C-NMR spectroscopic techniques. Conductometric UV-Visible probe investigations attempted to study the aggregation behavior of these SAILs in aqueous solution polymers Polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) Polyethylene glycol (PEG) at diff...

This review focuses on block copolymers featuring different photo-responsive building blocks and self-assembly of such materials in different selective solvents. We have subdivided the specific examples we selected: (1) according to the wavelength at which the irradiation has to be carried out to achieve photo-response; and (2) according to whether irradiation with light of a suitable wavelengt...

Bilayer membranes self-assembled from simple amphiphiles in solution always have a planar ground-state shape. This is a consequence of several internal relaxation mechanisms of the membrane and prevents the straightforward control of vesicle size. Here, we show that this principle can be circumvented and that direct size control by molecular design is a realistic possibility. Using coarse-grain...

This review is an attempt to update the recent advances in the self-assembly of amphiphilic block and graft copolymers. Their micellization behavior is highlighted for linear AB, ABC triblock terpolymers, and graft structures in non-aqueous selective polar and non-polar solvents, including solvent mixtures and ionic liquids. The micellar characteristics, such as particle size, aggregation numbe...