Advances in organic–inorganic hybrid latex particles via in situ emulsion polymerization

Y Wang, B Sun, Z Hao, J Zhang - Polymers, 2023 - mdpi.com
Hybrid latex particles combine the unique properties of inorganic nano/micro particles with
the inherent properties of polymers, exhibiting tremendous potential for a variety of …

Efficient synthesis of sterically‐stabilized nano‐objects via RAFT dispersion polymerization of benzyl methacrylate in alcoholic media

M Semsarilar, ER Jones, A Blanazs… - Advanced …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
It is well known that AB diblock copolymers can spontaneously self-assemble in selective
solvents to produce a range of morphologies, including spherical micelles, worm-like …

Vermicious thermo-responsive Pickering emulsifiers

KL Thompson, LA Fielding, OO Mykhaylyk, JA Lane… - Chemical …, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
Thermo-responsive vermicious (or worm-like) diblock copolymer nanoparticles prepared
directly in n-dodecane via polymerisation-induced self-assembly (PISA) were used to …

Are block copolymer worms more effective Pickering emulsifiers than block copolymer spheres?

KL Thompson, CJ Mable, A Cockram, NJ Warren… - Soft Matter, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
RAFT-mediated polymerisation-induced self-assembly (PISA) is used to prepare six types of
amphiphilic block copolymer nanoparticles which were subsequently evaluated as putative …

Polymer@SiO2 Core–Shell Composite Particles: Preparation and Application

N Wang, H Zhou, J Ren, G Gao, G Zhao, Y Yang… - Coatings, 2023 - mdpi.com
In recent years, core–shell composite particles with organic polymer as the core and
inorganic SiO2 as the shell have attracted widespread attention and prompted robust …

Covalently cross-linked colloidosomes

KL Thompson, SP Armes, JR Howse, S Ebbens… - …, 2010 - ACS Publications
Model poly (glycerol monomethacrylate)-based macromonomers have been used to
prepare sterically stabilized polystyrene latexes by either aqueous emulsion or alcoholic …

Effect of salt on the formation and stability of water-in-oil Pickering nanoemulsions stabilized by diblock copolymer nanoparticles

SJ Hunter, EJ Cornel, OO Mykhaylyk, SP Armes - Langmuir, 2020 - ACS Publications
Sterically stabilized diblock copolymer nanoparticles are prepared in n-dodecane using
polymerization-induced self-assembly. Precursor Pickering macroemulsions are then …

Bespoke diblock copolymer nanoparticles enable the production of relatively stable oil-in-water Pickering nanoemulsions

KL Thompson, N Cinotti, ER Jones, CJ Mable… - Langmuir, 2017 - ACS Publications
Sterically stabilized diblock copolymer nanoparticles with an intensity-average diameter of
25 nm are prepared in the form of a concentrated aqueous dispersion using polymerization …

All-acrylic film-forming colloidal polymer/silica nanocomposite particles prepared by aqueous emulsion polymerization

LA Fielding, J Tonnar, SP Armes - Langmuir, 2011 - ACS Publications
The efficient synthesis of all-acrylic, film-forming, core–shell colloidal nanocomposite
particles via in situ aqueous emulsion copolymerization of methyl methacrylate with n-butyl …

Aldehyde-Functional Diblock Copolymer Nano-objects via RAFT Aqueous Dispersion Polymerization

EE Brotherton, MJ Smallridge, SP Armes - Biomacromolecules, 2021 - ACS Publications
We report the rational design of aldehyde-functional sterically stabilized diblock copolymer
nano-objects in aqueous solution via polymerization-induced self-assembly. More …