Magnetic Nanocomposite Micelles and Vesicles

The building of supramolecular objects from magnate nanoparticles and diblock copolymers was discussed. The nanoparticles were used as structured probes to elucidate the transformation of the micells and vesicles by the insertion of the inorganic material itself. The organic amphiphile copolymers were found to confine the inorganic nanoparticles, coated by surfactants within the thin layer of PB blocks. The capability to modify the shape of these mineralized membranes in response to magnetic field of an intensity as low as B=290 G was also demonstrated