Calixarene-based micelles: Properties and applications

This chapter reports on the methods used for the physicochemical characterization of calixarene micelles (anionic, cationic, zwitterionic, nonionic, reversed, stimulus-responsive, and bicomponent), and role played by structural conformation of the calix[n]arene skeleton, length of hydrophobic chains, and structure of polar head groups in the aggregation behavior. Potential applications of calixarene-based micelles in pharmaceutical nanotechnology have been highlighted.