Eur. Phys. J. E (2005) 16: 291-302
https://doi.org/10.1140/epje/i2004-10086-0

Triblock terpolymer micelles: A personal outlook^a

¹ Unité de Chimie des Matériaux Inorganiques et Organiques (CMAT) and Research Center in Micro- and Nano-Materials and Electronic Devices (CeRMiN), Université catholique de Louvain, Place L. Pasteur 1, B-1348, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
² Institut für Chemie, GKSS-Forschungszentrum Geesthacht GmbH, Max-Planck-Strasse, D-21502, Geesthacht, Germany

^* e-mail: gohy@chim.ucl.ac.be

Received: 23 September 2004
Accepted: 4 January 2005
Published online: 7 February 2005

Abstract

This outlook paper focuses on micelles formed by ABC triblock copolymers (triblock terpolymers) and related systems resulting from mixtures of diblock copolymers. Micelles with different internal structure such as micelles with a heterogeneous core and a homogeneous corona or micelles with a homogeneous core and a mixed corona are presented. More complex nanoobjects such as vesicles and Janus particles are also reviewed. Finally, potential applications of these objects are discussed.