Direct current field, block copolymer

With the increasing number of publications on block copolymer micelles (a database literature search with these three associated keywords already gives more than 500 references), an exhaustive description of all previous works would not be possible in the framework of the present review. This contribution has rather as its purpose giving a general overview about block copolymer micelles for the nonspecialist and will therefore try to answer such practical questions as how does one prepare block copolymer micelles How does one characterize them What are the different types of structures that can be formed How can we predict them How does one tune the morphology of these micelles These basic questions and the corresponding answers will be illustrated by selected examples. Then, we will focus on the new directions that are currently implemented in this field. 

At present not many block copolymer systems using enzymatic polymerizations are reported. Chapter 12 reviews the current status of this field and shows the potential of future research in this direction. 

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