Mixed Copolymer Micelles for Nanomedicine

Abstract

Mixed micelles from copolymers in aqueous media have emerged as a valuable tool for producing functional polymer nanostructures with applications in nanomedicine, including drug delivery and bioimaging. In this review, we discuss the basics of mixed copolymer micelles’ design, structure, and physicochemical properties. We also focus on their utilization in biomedical applications using examples from recent literature.

Keywords

• mixed micelles
• amphiphilic copolymers
• RNA
• DNA
• drug delivery
• nanomedicine