Self-assembled nano-wire of an amphiphilic biodegradable oligosaccharide-based graft copolymer in water

► Biodegradable oligosaccharide-based graft copolymer with a short hydrophilic backbone and controlled branched structure self-assembled into wire-like micelles in water. ► The length of the nano-wire increased with increased initial copolymer concentration in dimethylformamide. ► A new route to form self-assembled nano-wires with different lengths and interesting biodegradable properties was developed.