Solvents and Self-Organization of Polymers

Preface. Overview of Polymer Micelles; Z. Tuzar. Equilibrium and Nonequilibrium Polymer Micelles; P. Munk. Block Copolymers: Syntheses, Colloidal Properties and Application Possibilities of Micellar Systems; G. Riess, G. Hurtrez. Micellization of Ionic Block Copolymers in Three Dimensions; M. Moffitt, et al. Micellization of Block Copolymers in Two Dimensions; C.J. Clarke. Site Specific Drug-Carriers: Polymeric Micelles as High Potential Vehicles for Biologically Active Molecules; S. Cammas, K. Kataoka. Experimental Results on Hydrophobe Release; E. Arca. Solubilization of Hydrophobic Substances by Block Copolymer Micelles in Aqueous Solutions; R. Nagarajan. Monte Carlo Simulations of Self-Assembly in Macromolecular Systems; T. Halilogammau, W.L. Mattice. Self-Assemblies in Ion-Containing Polymers; A.R. Khokhlov, O.E. Philippova. Equilibrium Structure of Ionizable Polymer Brushes; E. Zhulina. Structure and Interactions in Tethered Chains; A.P. Gast. Block Copolymer Self-Assembly at Surfaces: Structure and Properties; M. Tirrell. Copolymer Micelles in Aqueous Media; Z. Tuzar. The Structure of Telechelic Associating Polymers in Water; A. Yekta, et al. Unimolecular Micelles of Hydrophobically Modified Polyelectrolytes; Y. Morishima. Thermally Induced Phase Separation of Poly(Ethoxy-Ethyl- Vinyl Ether) Studied by the Fluorescence Method; J. Horinaka, et al. Classical Methods for the Study of Block Copolymer Micelles; P. Munk. Development of Synchrotron SAXS/Diffraction Instrumentation; B. Chu. Structure and Dynamics of Polymers by Synchrotron SAXS; B. Chu. From the Ruler to the Sextant: Dipole-Dipole Electronic Energy Transfer as a Tool for Probing Polymer Conformation and Morphology; A. Yekta, M.A. Winnik. Use of Fluorescence Methods to Characterize the Interior of Polymer Micelles; S.E. Webber. Fluorescence Depolarization Method to Study Polymer Chain Dynamics; M. Yamamoto, et al. Subject Index.