J.Rodriguez-Hemdndez et al./Prog.Polym.Sci.30(2005)691-724 693 Nomenclature PEO poly(ethylene oxide)als BIEE amoyloxyethyl CCL core crosslinking critical micelle concentration PI polyisoprene CMT critical micelle temperature PIC polyion complex core-shell-corona (micelles) PLA polylactide DLS dynamic light scattering PMH poly(1.1-dimethyl-2.2-dihexylsilene) ino ethyl methacrylate) LCST ayer by pory(propy ature e)-block-Polystyren M microdomain rene NCCM non-covalently connected micelles PSMA poly(solketal methacrylate) PAA poly(acrylic acid) PSS poly(styrene sulfonate) P polvbutadiene PBA poly(tert-butyl acrylate) PBLA PTHPMA poly(2-tetrahydroxypyranyl PBO poly( ethyl methacrylate) poly(capo poly( myl phe thyl me late methacrylate) PDEA SANS small-angle neutron scattering PDMAEMA poly(2-(dimethylamino) SAXS small-angle X-ray scattering ethyl methacrylate) SCK shell crosslinked knedels PDEAEMA poly(2-(diethylamino) shell crosslinking ethyl methacrylate) static light scattering poly(dimethylsiloxane) transmission electron microscopy polyethylen aggregation numbe 7paints[cosmetics,lubricants,and detergents driving force consists in 'long-range repulsive interactions'between incompatible domains.For Among the various aggregation processes,the example,polystyrene-b-polyisoprene diblocks self- assemble in toluene into spherical micelles with acor or graft copolyme As a cons of polyisoprene ind a polystyrene corona [11].In the ar stru sin th 0 stat rm a van ety of supe hydrop an repul ce in se of are due to the nd Plat the who underscored the ths.The of int s are defined such systems of two kinds of parallel for es.The first short-range attractive intera tions'and are the [7], paints [8], cosmetics, lubricants, and detergents [9]. Among the various aggregation processes, the most extensively studied pertain to the self-assembly of block or graft copolymers. As a consequence of their molecular structure, block copolymers in the solid state form a variety of superlattices with sizes of a few nanometers, and nanoscale periodicities. The principles of such self-organization have been recently described by Fo¨rster and Platenberg [10], who underscored the simultaneous coexistence in such systems of two kinds of parallel forces. The first driving force consists in ‘long-range repulsive interactions’ between incompatible domains. For example, polystyrene-b-polyisoprene diblocks self￾assemble in toluene into spherical micelles with a core of polyisoprene and a polystyrene corona [11]. In the case of amphiphilic diblock copolymers, containing a hydrophobic and a hydrophilic block, the repulsive interactions are due to the difference in solubility, and unlike block copolymers with both segments hydro￾phobic, the repulsion occurs for very short block lengths. The second class of interactions are defined as ‘short-range attractive interactions’ and are the Nomenclature AFM atomic force microscopy AMPS 2-acrylamido-2-methyl-1- propanesulfonate BIEE 1,2-bis (20 -iodoethoxyl) ethane CCL core crosslinking CMC critical micelle concentration CMT critical micelle temperature CSC core-shell-corona (micelles) DLS dynamic light scattering DSC differential scanning calorimetry HEC hydroxyethylcellulose LbL layer by layer (self-assembly) LCST lower critical solution temperature MD microdomain NCCM non-covalently connected micelles PAA poly(acrylic acid) PB polybutadiene PBLA poly(b-benzylaspartate) PBO poly(butylene oxide) PCEMA poly(2-cinnamoylethyl methacrylate) PCL poly(3-caprolactone) PCMMA poly(2-cinnamoylmethyl methacrylate) PDMA poly(2-(dimethylamino) methacrylate) PDEA poly(2-(diethylamino) methacrylate) PDMAEMA poly(2-(dimethylamino) ethyl methacrylate) PDEAEMA poly(2-(diethylamino) ethyl methacrylate) PDMS poly(dimethylsiloxane) PE polyethylene PEO poly(ethylene oxide) also referred to as poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) PGA poly(L-glutamic acid) P(hCEMA) poly(2-hydrocinnamoyloxyethyl methacrylate) PI polyisoprene PIC polyion complex PLA polylactide PMHS poly(1,1-dimethyl-2,2-dihexylsilene) PMEMA poly(2-morpholino ethyl methacrylate) PMMA poly(methyl methacrylate) PPO poly(propylene oxide) PPQ-PS poly(phenylquinoline)-block-Polystyrene PS polystyrene PSMA poly(solketal methacrylate) PSS poly(styrene sulfonate) PtBA poly(tert-butyl acrylate) PTHPMA poly(2-tetrahydroxypyranyl methacrylate) P2VP, P4VP poly(2- or 4-vinylpyridine) PVPh poly(4-vinyl phenol) RG radius of gyration RH hydrodynamic radius SANS small-angle neutron scattering SAXS small-angle X-ray scattering SCK shell crosslinked knedels SCL shell crosslinking SLS static light scattering TEM transmission electron microscopy Z aggregation number J. Rodrı´guez-Herna´ndez et al. / Prog. Polym. Sci. 30 (2005) 691–724 693