Reversible-deactivation radical polymerization (Controlled/living radical polymerization): From discovery to materials design and applications

N Corrigan, K Jung, G Moad, CJ Hawker… - Progress in Polymer …, 2020 - Elsevier
Reversible-deactivation radical polymerization (RDRP) processes, such as atom transfer
radical polymerization (ATRP), reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) …

Amphiphilic block copolymers: their structures, and self-assembly to polymeric micelles and polymersomes as drug delivery vehicles

K Kuperkar, D Patel, LI Atanase, P Bahadur - Polymers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Self-assembly of amphiphilic block copolymers display a multiplicity of nanoscale periodic
patterns proposed as a dominant tool for the 'bottom-up'fabrication of nanomaterials with …

Block copolymer solution self‐assembly: Recent advances, emerging trends, and applications

M Karayianni, S Pispas - Journal of Polymer Science, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The self‐assembly process of block copolymers (BCPs) in solution has been at the focus of
extended scientific research over the past several decades owing to the astonishing …

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 …

Polymerization techniques in polymerization-induced self-assembly (PISA)

C Liu, CY Hong, CY Pan - Polymer Chemistry, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
The development of controlled/“living” polymerization greatly stimulated the prosperity of the
fabrication and application of block copolymer nano-objects. Controlled/“living” …

Polymer colloids: current challenges, emerging applications, and new developments

M Aguirre, N Ballard, E Gonzalez, S Hamzehlou… - …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Polymer colloids are complex materials that have the potential to be used in a vast array of
applications. One of the main reasons for their continued growth in commercial use is the …

Fluoropolymer nanoparticles synthesized via reversible-deactivation radical polymerizations and their applications

Z Zhang, K Chen, B Ameduri, M Chen - Chemical Reviews, 2023 - ACS Publications
Fluorinated polymeric nanoparticles (FPNPs) combine unique properties of fluorocarbon
and polymeric nanoparticles, which has stimulated massive interest for decades. However …

Recyclable/degradable materials via the insertion of labile/cleavable bonds using a comonomer approach

C Lefay, Y Guillaneuf - Progress in Polymer Science, 2023 - Elsevier
Polymers have many advantages such as low weight, low cost, and, importantly, stability
under thermal, chemical, and mechanical stress. This stability, on the other hand, leads to …

Principles and characteristics of polymerization-induced self-assembly with various polymerization techniques

EJ Cornel, J Jiang, S Chen, J Du - CCS Chemistry, 2021 - chinesechemsoc.org
A chemical reaction that drives a physical polymer self-assembly process, namely,
polymerization-induced self-assembly (PISA), combines block copolymer synthesis and …

Recent Advances in Polymerization‐Induced Self‐Assembly (PISA) Syntheses in Non‐Polar Media

C György, SP Armes - Angewandte Chemie International …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
It is well‐known that polymerization‐induced self‐assembly (PISA) is a powerful and highly
versatile technique for the rational synthesis of colloidal dispersions of diblock copolymer …