@article{GarnierLaschewskyStorsberg2006,
  author    = {Garnier, Sebastien and Laschewsky, Andr{\´e} and Storsberg, J},
  title     = {Polymeric surfactants : novel agents with exceptional properties},
  issn      = {0932-3414},
  year      = {2006},
  abstract  = {This article presents recent progress in the field of polymeric surfactants made of permanently amphiphilic block copolymers or of stimulus-sensitive ones. We highlight key points in the design of amphiphilic macromolecules, to yield polymer surfactants with tailor-made properties, as well as recently developed and still challenging application fields for this new class of surfactants. The efficiency boosting of amphiphilic block copolymers as co-surfactants in microemulsions is discussed, as are surface modification by polymer surfactants, and stabilization of dispersions. Moreover, the use of block copolymers in nanosciences is presented, for instance as a tool for nanomaterial fabrication, or for biomedical and cosmetic applications in bio-nanotechnology. Finally, self-assembly and applications of some newly developed "exotic" amphiphilic block copolymer structures as new surface-active materials will be highlighted},
  language  = {en}
}