Emerging trends in polymerization-induced self-assembly

NJW Penfold, J Yeow, C Boyer, SP Armes - ACS Macro Letters, 2019 - ACS Publications
In this Perspective, we summarize recent progress in polymerization-induced self-assembly
(PISA) for the rational synthesis of block copolymer nanoparticles with various …

A critical appraisal of RAFT-mediated polymerization-induced self-assembly

SL Canning, GN Smith, SP Armes - Macromolecules, 2016 - ACS Publications
Recently, polymerization-induced self-assembly (PISA) has become widely recognized as a
robust and efficient route to produce block copolymer nanoparticles of controlled size …

Polymerization-induced self-assembly of block copolymer nanoparticles via RAFT non-aqueous dispersion polymerization

MJ Derry, LA Fielding, SP Armes - Progress in Polymer Science, 2016 - Elsevier
There is considerable current interest in polymerization-induced self-assembly (PISA) via
reversible addition–fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) polymerization as a versatile and …

Controlled/living radical polymerization in dispersed systems: an update

PB Zetterlund, SC Thickett, S Perrier… - Chemical …, 2015 - ACS Publications
This review is an extensive update to the comprehensive review on controlled/living radical
polymerization (CLRP) in dispersed systems published in 2008. 1 A note on nomenclature …

Polymerization-induced self-assembly: from soluble macromolecules to block copolymer nano-objects in one step

B Charleux, G Delaittre, J Rieger, F D'Agosto - Macromolecules, 2012 - ACS Publications
This Perspective describes the recent developments of polymerization-induced self-
assembly of amphiphilic block copolymers based on controlled/living free-radical …

Structures and synthesis of zwitterionic polymers

A Laschewsky - Polymers, 2014 - mdpi.com
The structures and synthesis of polyzwitterions (“polybetaines”) are reviewed, emphasizing
the literature of the past decade. Particular attention is given to the general challenges …

Guidelines for the synthesis of block copolymer particles of various morphologies by RAFT dispersion polymerization

J Rieger - Macromolecular rapid communications, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
This article presents the recent developments of radical dispersion polymerizaton controlled
by reversible addition fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) for the production of block …

RAFT aqueous dispersion polymerization yields poly (ethylene glycol)-based diblock copolymer nano-objects with predictable single phase morphologies

NJ Warren, OO Mykhaylyk, D Mahmood… - Journal of the …, 2014 - ACS Publications
A poly (ethylene glycol)(PEG) macromolecular chain transfer agent (macro-CTA) is prepared
in high yield (> 95%) with 97% dithiobenzoate chain-end functionality in a three-step …

Aggregation induced emission-based fluorescent nanoparticles: fabrication methodologies and biomedical applications

X Zhang, X Zhang, L Tao, Z Chi, J Xu… - Journal of Materials …, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
Novel fluorescent nanoparticle (FNP)-based bioprobes are expected to generate new
medical diagnostic techniques in biomedical and biological areas for their superior …

Polymerization-Induced Self-Assembly (PISA)–control over the morphology of nanoparticles for drug delivery applications

B Karagoz, L Esser, HT Duong, JS Basuki, C Boyer… - Polymer …, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
In this paper, we describe the synthesis of asymmetric functional POEGMA-bP (ST-co-VBA)
copolymers in methanol, yielding in one-pot polymerization a range of nanoparticle …