RAFT‐mediated polymerization‐induced self‐assembly

F d'Agosto, J Rieger, M Lansalot - … Chemie International Edition, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
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 …

RAFT-mediated polymerization-induced self-assembly (RAFT-PISA): current status and future directions

J Wan, B Fan, SH Thang - Chemical Science, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Polymerization-induced self-assembly (PISA) combines polymerization and self-assembly in
a single step with distinct efficiency that has set it apart from the conventional solution self …

A single thermoresponsive diblock copolymer can form spheres, worms or vesicles in aqueous solution

LPD Ratcliffe, MJ Derry, A Ianiro, R Tuinier… - Angewandte …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
It is well‐known that the self‐assembly of AB diblock copolymers in solution can produce
various morphologies depending on the relative volume fraction of each block. Recently …

(Bio) degradable and biocompatible Nano-objects from polymerization-induced and crystallization-driven self-assembly

C Zhu, J Nicolas - Biomacromolecules, 2022 - ACS Publications
Polymerization-induced self-assembly (PISA) and crystallization-driven self-assembly
(CDSA) techniques have emerged as powerful approaches to produce a broad range of …

Differential Nanoparticle Sequestration by Macrophages and Scavenger Endothelial Cells Visualized in Vivo in Real-Time and at Ultrastructural Resolution

Y Hayashi, M Takamiya, PB Jensen, I Ojea-Jimenez… - ACS …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Despite the common knowledge that the reticuloendothelial system is largely responsible for
blood clearance of systemically administered nanoparticles, the sequestration mechanism …

In situ monitoring of PISA morphologies

JY Rho, GM Scheutz, S Häkkinen, JB Garrison… - Polymer …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Polymerization-induced self-assembly (PISA) is a facile method to obtain block copolymer
aggregates with defined morphologies. However, the transitions between these …

Probing thermoresponsive polymerization-induced self-assembly with variable-temperature liquid-cell transmission electron microscopy

GM Scheutz, MA Touve, AS Carlini, JB Garrison… - Matter, 2021 - cell.com
We directly initiate and visualize the formation of polymeric nanomaterials via variable-
temperature liquid-cell transmission electron microscopy (VT-LCTEM). With temperature …

A simple route to aqueous suspensions of degradable copolymer nanoparticles based on radical ring-opening polymerization-induced self-assembly (rROPISA)

C Zhu, S Denis, J Nicolas - Chemistry of Materials, 2022 - ACS Publications
Degradable polymer nanoparticles are almost exclusively obtained by formulation of
preformed degradable polymers, such as aliphatic polyesters, thus resulting in very low …

Light-activated heterostructured nanomaterials for antibacterial applications

C Mutalik, DY Wang, DI Krisnawati, A Jazidie… - Nanomaterials, 2020 - mdpi.com
An outbreak of a bacterial contagion is a critical threat for human health worldwide.
Recently, light-activated heterostructured nanomaterials (LAHNs) have shown potential as …

Interactions of core cross-linked poly (2-oxazoline) and poly (2-oxazine) micelles with immune cells in human blood

MN Leiske, M Lai, T Amarasena, TP Davis, KJ Thurecht… - Biomaterials, 2021 - Elsevier
Water-soluble poly (cyclic imino ether) s (PCIEs) have emerged as promising biocompatible
polymers for nanomedicine applications in recent years. Despite their generally accepted …