Multiblock copolymer synthesis via RAFT emulsion polymerization

GKK Clothier, TR Guimarães, SW Thompson… - Chemical Society …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
A multiblock copolymer is a polymer of a specific structure that consists of multiple covalently
linked segments, each comprising a different monomer type. The control of the monomer …

Polymeric nanocapsules: A review on design and production methods for pharmaceutical purpose

AL Lima, T Gratieri, M Cunha-Filho, GM Gelfuso - Methods, 2022 - Elsevier
Polymeric nanocapsules have extensive application potential in medical, biological, and
pharmaceutical fields, and, therefore, much research has been dedicated to their production …

Scalable and uniform length-tunable biodegradable block copolymer nanofibers with a polycarbonate core via living polymerization-induced crystallization-driven self …

CE Ellis, JD Garcia-Hernandez… - Journal of the American …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Uniform 1D block copolymer (BCP) nanofibers prepared by the seeded-growth approach
termed living crystallization-driven self-assembly (CDSA) offer promising potential for …

Inverse miniemulsion photoiniferter polymerization for the synthesis of ultrahigh molecular weight polymers

RA Olson, ME Lott, JB Garrison… - …, 2022 - ACS Publications
We describe the synthesis of ultrahigh molecular weight water-soluble polymers via
photoiniferter polymerization under inverse miniemulsion conditions. The catalyst-free …

RAFT emulsion polymerization for (multi) block copolymer synthesis: overcoming the constraints of monomer order

M Khan, TR Guimarães, K Choong, G Moad… - …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Synthesis of (multi) block copolymers using reversible addition–fragmentation chain transfer
(RAFT) polymerization generally suffers from the limitation that the order of the blocks must …

Group‐Transfer Polymerization‐Induced Self‐Assembly (GTPISA) in Non‐polar Media: An Organocatalyzed Route to Block Copolymer Nanoparticles at Room …

A Stiti, AM Cenacchi Pereira… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Polymerization‐induced self‐assembly (PISA) enables the synthesis at large scale of a wide
variety of functional nanoparticles. However, a large number of works are related to …

Expanding the Scope of RAFT Multiblock Copolymer Synthesis Using the Nanoreactor Concept: The Critical Importance of Initiator Hydrophobicity

GKK Clothier, TR Guimarães, G Moad… - …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Precise multiblock copolymer synthesis coupled with self-assembly offers morphology
control on length scales ranging from a few nanometers to micrometer scale, providing …

Electrochemically-Initiated RAFT Synthesis of Low Dispersity Multiblock Copolymers by Seeded Emulsion Polymerization

GKK Clothier, TR Guimarães, LT Strover… - ACS Macro …, 2023 - ACS Publications
We describe electrochemically initiated emulsion polymerization with reversible addition-
fragmentation chain transfer (eRAFT) to form well-defined multiblock copolymers with low …

Sequence-Defined Multiblock Copolymer Nanoengineered Particles from Polymerization-Induced Self-Assembly (PISA): Synthesis and Film Formation

SW Thompson, TR Guimarães, PB Zetterlund - Macromolecules, 2023 - ACS Publications
Multiblock copolymers synthesized via reversible addition–fragmentation transfer (RAFT)
emulsion polymerization offer a pathway to creating new nanoengineered materials …

Gaining structural control by modification of polymerization rate in ring-opening polymerization-induced crystallization-driven self-assembly

PJ Hurst, AA Graham, JP Patterson - ACS polymers Au, 2022 - ACS Publications
Polymerization-induced self-assembly (PISA) has become an important one pot method for
the preparation of well-defined block copolymer nanoparticles. In PISA, morphology is …