Abstract
SummaryTwo examples of self‐assembled polymer systems of which the properties or functions can be tuned by solvent interactions are presented. The first involves polymers of isocyanopeptides with ethylene glycol side chains, which form gels with strain stiffening properties in water. The second deals with block copolymers of styrene and ethylene glycol, which self‐assemble in water to give polymersomes. Depending on the composition of the solvent mixture these nano‐objects can undergo shape transformations yielding bowl‐shaped architectures (stomatocytes). These stomatocytes can entrap platinum particles or enzymes and act as nanomotors.
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