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) …

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 …

Functional nanoparticles through π-conjugated polymer self-assembly

LR MacFarlane, H Shaikh… - Nature Reviews …, 2021 - nature.com
The development of π-conjugated polymers has provided a gateway to a variety of new
functional organic materials reminiscent of inorganic semiconductors. Nanoparticles based …

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 …

Polymersome-based protein drug delivery–quo vadis?

MG Gouveia, JP Wesseler, J Ramaekers… - Chemical Society …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Protein-based therapeutics are an attractive alternative to established therapeutic
approaches and represent one of the fastest growing families of drugs. While many of these …

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 …

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 …

Progress and perspectives beyond traditional RAFT polymerization

MD Nothling, Q Fu, A Reyhani… - Advanced …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The development of advanced materials based on well‐defined polymeric architectures is
proving to be a highly prosperous research direction across both industry and academia …

Emerging applications for living crystallization-driven self-assembly

L MacFarlane, C Zhao, J Cai, H Qiu, I Manners - Chemical Science, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
The use of crystallization as a tool to control the self-assembly of polymeric and molecular
amphiphiles in solution is attracting growing attention for the creation of non-spherical …

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 …