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

摘要

The establishment of an effective method to prepare desirable nanostructures and to eventually convert them into designed architectures is of increasing interest in nanotechnology, chemistry, and biology. Proteins that are located in the phospholipid bilayer of cell membranes are important in forming transient pores or channels to achieve ion transport, ion regulation, energy transduction, signal recognition, and other biological processes. Numerous functional materials, including nanoporous membranes and synthetic transmembrane channels, have been designed based on these important gating structures in order to mimic biological processes.