After a brief history that positions polymerization‐induced self‐assembly (PISA) in the field of
polymer chemistry, this Review will cover the fundamentals of the PISA mechanism …

The development of controlled/“living” polymerization greatly stimulated the prosperity of the
fabrication and application of block copolymer nano-objects. Controlled/“living” …

Rapid developments in the polymerization‐induced self‐assembly (PISA) technique have
paved the way for the environmentally friendly production of nanoparticles with tunable size …

Reversible addition–fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) polymerization is an increasingly
popular method of controlled radical polymerization and remarkable advances is made in …

Self-assembled 1D block copolymer nanoparticles (micelles) are of interest for a range of
applications. However, morphologically pure samples are often challenging to access, and …

An overview on fluorinated olefin-based architectures prepared by reversible deactivation
radical polymerization (RDRP) techniques and their applications is presented. Controlled …

Conspectus Well-defined fluoropolymers exhibit unique properties such as excellent oil and
water repellency, satisfactory thermal stability, a low refractive index, and low surface …

Fluoropolymers constitute an attractive family of polymer materials with remarkable
properties such as high resistance to chemicals, UV and heat, ferroelectricity and …

An unprecedented level of control for the radical polymerization of vinylidene fluoride (VDF),
yielding well‐defined PVDF (at least up to 14 500 g mol− 1) with low dispersity (≤ 1.32) …

Poly (vinylidene fluoride)-containing block copolymers are difficult to prepare and still very
rare in spite of their potential use in high added value applications. This communication …