Published : 2014-01-30

Self-organization of amphiphilic polymers

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Even a cursory analysis of the chemical structure of the large majority of synthetic and natural polymers shows that their monomer units have a dualistic character, that is, they possess a pronounced amphiphilicity. In many cases, this feature has a significant impact on polymer self-assembly. In this mini-review, we discuss some examples illustrating nonconventional forms of self-organization which were recently predicted by computer simulation for simple models of amphiphilic polymers.


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Khalatur, P. G., & Khokhlov, A. R. (2014). Self-organization of amphiphilic polymers. Polimery, 59(1), 74-79. https://doi.org/10.14314/polimery.2014.074