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 …

Smart nanostructures for cargo delivery: uncaging and activating by light

M Karimi, P Sahandi Zangabad… - Journal of the …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Nanotechnology has begun to play a remarkable role in various fields of science and
technology. In biomedical applications, nanoparticles have opened new horizons, especially …

Polymeric Nanoparticles as a Self‐Adjuvanting Peptide Vaccine Delivery System: The Role of Shape

P Koirala, SPR Chen, JC Boer, ZG Khalil… - Advanced Functional …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Antigens incorporated in subunit vaccines are typically poorly immunogenic, so a strong
immunostimulant (adjuvant) and/or delivery system is required to boost immunogenicity. In …

In situ synthesis of block copolymer nano-assemblies by polymerization-induced self-assembly under heterogeneous condition

S Chen, P Shi, W Zhang - Chinese Journal of Polymer Science, 2017 - Springer
Controlled synthesis of amphiphilic block copolymer nanoparticles in a convenient way is an
important and interest topic in polymer science. In this review, three formulations of …

Swelling‐Induced Symmetry Breaking: A Versatile Approach to the Scalable Production of Colloidal Particles with a Janus Structure

J Qiu, Z Chen, M Chi, Y Xia - … Chemie International Edition, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Janus particles are widely sought for applications related to colloidal assembly, stabilization
of emulsions, and development of active colloids, among others. Here we report a versatile …

Water-borne nanocoating for rapid inactivation of SARS-CoV-2 and other viruses

VA Bobrin, SP Chen, CF Grandes Reyes, B Sun… - ACS …, 2021 - ACS Publications
The rise in coronavirus variants has resulted in surges of the disease across the globe. The
mutations in the spike protein on the surface of the virion membrane not only allow for …

In Situ Synthesis of Thermoresponsive Polystyrene-b-poly (N-isopropylacrylamide)-b-polystyrene Nanospheres and Comparative Study of the Looped and Linear Poly …

W Wang, C Gao, Y Qu, Z Song, W Zhang - Macromolecules, 2016 - ACS Publications
Well-defined triblock copolymer nanospheres of polystyrene-block-poly (N-
isopropylacrylamide)-block-polystyrene (PS-b-PNIPAM-b-PS) containing a hydrophobic …

Aqueous solution behavior of stimulus-responsive poly (methacrylic acid)-poly (2-hydroxypropyl methacrylate) diblock copolymer nanoparticles

SM North, SP Armes - Polymer Chemistry, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Poly (methacrylic acid)-poly (2-hydroxypropyl methacrylate)(PMAA50-PHPMA237) diblock
copolymer nanoparticles are synthesized via reversible addition–fragmentation chain …

Exploiting PET-RAFT polymerization mediated by cross-linked zinc porphyrins for the thermo-sensitive regulation of poly (N-isopropylacrylamide-b-acrylamide)

F Li, Y Yu, H Lv, Y Wan, X Gao, Y Li, Y Zhang - European Polymer Journal, 2022 - Elsevier
A series of thermo-sensitive block copolymers poly (N-isopropylacrylamide-b-acrylamide)(P
(NIPAm-b-AM)) are prepared via photoinduced electron/energy transfer-reversible addition …

How the polymerization procedures affect the morphology of the block copolymer nanoassemblies: Comparison between dispersion raft polymerization and seeded …

H Zhou, C Liu, Y Qu, C Gao, K Shi, W Zhang - Macromolecules, 2016 - ACS Publications
Polymerization-induced self-assembly (PISA) is proven to be a powerful approach of in situ
synthesis of block copolymer (BCP) nanoassemblies, and polymerization conditions are …