Emerging trends in polymerization-induced self-assembly

NJW Penfold, J Yeow, C Boyer, SP Armes - ACS Macro Letters, 2019 - ACS Publications
In this Perspective, we summarize recent progress in polymerization-induced self-assembly
(PISA) for the rational synthesis of block copolymer nanoparticles with various …

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 …

Polymerization-induced self-assembly of block copolymer nanoparticles via RAFT non-aqueous dispersion polymerization

MJ Derry, LA Fielding, SP Armes - Progress in Polymer Science, 2016 - Elsevier
There is considerable current interest in polymerization-induced self-assembly (PISA) via
reversible addition–fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) polymerization as a versatile and …

50th Anniversary Perspective: Functional Nanoparticles from the Solution Self-Assembly of Block Copolymers

U Tritschler, S Pearce, J Gwyther, GR Whittell… - …, 2017 - ACS Publications
This Perspective outlines recent advances concerning the formation and potential uses of
block copolymer micelles, a class of soft-matter-based nanoparticles of growing importance …

Photoinitiated Polymerization‐Induced Self‐Assembly (Photo‐PISA): New Insights and Opportunities

J Yeow, C Boyer - Advanced Science, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
The polymerization‐induced self‐assembly (PISA) process is a useful synthetic tool for the
efficient synthesis of polymeric nanoparticles of different morphologies. Recently, studies on …

Guidelines for the synthesis of block copolymer particles of various morphologies by RAFT dispersion polymerization

J Rieger - Macromolecular rapid communications, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
This article presents the recent developments of radical dispersion polymerizaton controlled
by reversible addition fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) for the production of block …

Polymerization-induced self-assembly (PISA) using ICAR ATRP at low catalyst concentration

G Wang, M Schmitt, Z Wang, B Lee, X Pan, L Fu… - …, 2016 - ACS Publications
Polymerization-induced self-assembly (PISA) was achieved by conducting an initiators for
continuous activator regeneration atom transfer radical polymerization (ICAR ATRP) at low …

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 …

RAFT alcoholic dispersion polymerization with polymerization-induced self-assembly

AB Lowe - Polymer, 2016 - Elsevier
This article reviews the current state of the art with respect to RAFT alcoholic dispersion
polymerization processes that proceed with polymerization-induced self-assembly (PISA) …

A polymerization-induced self-assembly approach to nanoparticles loaded with singlet oxygen generators

J Yeow, S Shanmugam, N Corrigan, RP Kuchel… - …, 2016 - ACS Publications
We report a photoinduced electron/energy transfer–reversible addition-fragmentation chain
transfer (PET-RAFT) dispersion polymerization mediated by 5, 10, 15, 20-tetraphenyl-21 H …