Formation of Complex Micelles with Double‐Responsive Channels from Self‐Assembly of Two Diblock Copolymers

Abstract

Getting to the core of the micelle: Phase separation between the hydrophobic shell and the hydrophilic corona leads to channels in the shells of complex micelles (see picture), through which ions and other small molecules could pass. The size of the channels can be regulated by changing the environmental conditions or by manipulating the composition of the two diblock copolymers that form the micelles.