Igor I. Potemkin

TL;DR: An overview of the state-of-the-art, recent developments as well as emerging trends in the field of nano- and microgels is provided.

TL;DR: In this article, the influence of architecture on the micellization properties of simple graft copolymers is investigated by keeping the overall molecular weights and compositions of the samples constant, and a simple scaling theory is developed taking into account the free energy contributions from the core, the corona, and the interfacial region of the micelle in the different cases.

TL;DR: In this paper, the coexistence of two different conformational states in one molecule has been visualized by scanning force microscopy for a rod−globule transition of brush molecules adsorbed on a water surface.

TL;DR: The core does not influence the particle behavior until the polymer shell is highly compressed and the core is directly exposed to the pressure, which is related to an enhanced spreading of polymer chains at the interface and thus high adsorption energy.

TL;DR: Computer simulations showed, that temperature induced switching of the permeability of the inner shell allows for the encapsulation in and release of molecules from the cavity.