Aldehyde-Functional Diblock Copolymer Nano-objects via RAFT Aqueous Dispersion Polymerization

A continuous-flow platform enables rapid kinetic profiling and accelerated production of block copolymer nano-objects via RAFT aqueous dispersion polymerization.

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Shape-shifting thermoreversible diblock copolymer nano-objects via RAFT aqueous dispersion polymerization of 4-hydroxybutyl acrylate

Chemical Science ◽

10.1039/d1sc05022b ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Oliver J. Deane ◽

James Jennings ◽

Steven P. Armes

Keyword(s):

Diblock Copolymer ◽

Dispersion Polymerization ◽

Aqueous Dispersion ◽

Nmr Studies ◽

H Nmr

RAFT aqueous dispersion polymerization of 4-hydroxybutyl acrylate (HBA) affords shape-shifting thermoresponsive diblock copolymer nano-objects. 1H NMR studies suggest that such behavior involves uniform plasticization of the PHBA block.

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Aqueous solution behavior of stimulus-responsive poly(methacrylic acid)-poly(2-hydroxypropyl methacrylate) diblock copolymer nanoparticles

Polymer Chemistry ◽

10.1039/d0py00061b ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 11 (12) ◽

pp. 2147-2156 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Shannon M. North ◽

Steven P. Armes

Keyword(s):

Aqueous Solution ◽

Methacrylic Acid ◽

Diblock Copolymer ◽

Dispersion Polymerization ◽

Aqueous Dispersion ◽

Solution Temperature ◽

Solution Ph ◽

Solution Behavior ◽

Hydroxypropyl Methacrylate ◽

Stimulus Responsive

RAFT aqueous dispersion polymerization is used to prepare poly(methacrylic acid)-poly(2-hydroxypropyl methacrylate) diblock copolymer nanoparticles, which exhibit stimulus-responsive behaviour on adjusting the solution temperature and/or solution pH.

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Synthesis by nitroxide-mediated aqueous dispersion polymerization, characterization, and physical core-crosslinking of pH- and thermoresponsive dynamic diblock copolymer micelles

Polymer Chemistry ◽

10.1039/c2py20084h ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 3 (6) ◽

pp. 1526 ◽

Cited By ~ 37

Author(s):

Guillaume Delaittre ◽

Maud Save ◽

Marianne Gaborieau ◽

Patrice Castignolles ◽

Jutta Rieger ◽

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Keyword(s):

Diblock Copolymer ◽

Dispersion Polymerization ◽

Aqueous Dispersion ◽

Copolymer Micelles

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In situ SAXS studies of a prototypical RAFT aqueous dispersion polymerization formulation: monitoring the evolution in copolymer morphology during polymerization-induced self-assembly

Chemical Science ◽

10.1039/d0sc03411h ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 11 (42) ◽

pp. 11443-11454 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Adam Czajka ◽

Steven P. Armes

Keyword(s):

Diblock Copolymer ◽

Small Angle ◽

Self Assembly ◽

Dispersion Polymerization ◽

Chain Transfer ◽

Aqueous Dispersion ◽

X Ray ◽

X Ray Scattering ◽

Reversible Addition

In situ small-angle X-ray scattering is used to monitor the formation of diblock copolymer spheres, worms and vesicles during reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) aqueous dispersion polymerization of 2-hydroxypropyl methacrylate.

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Pickering Emulsions Stabilized by Diblock Copolymer Worms Prepared via Reversible Addition–Fragmentation Chain Transfer Aqueous Dispersion Polymerization: How Does the Stimulus Sensitivity Affect the Rate of Demulsification?

Langmuir ◽

10.1021/acs.langmuir.1c01609 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Yong Gao ◽

Zhe Xiang ◽

Xi Zhao ◽

Guoxiang Wang ◽

Chenze Qi

Keyword(s):

Diblock Copolymer ◽

Dispersion Polymerization ◽

Chain Transfer ◽

Aqueous Dispersion ◽

Pickering Emulsions ◽

Reversible Addition

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RAFT aqueous dispersion polymerization of 4-hydroxybutyl acrylate: effect of end-group ionization on the formation and colloidal stability of sterically-stabilized diblock copolymer nanoparticles

Polymer Chemistry ◽

10.1039/d1py01562a ◽

2022 ◽

Author(s):

Deborah L. Beattie ◽

Oliver J. Deane ◽

Oleksandr O. Mykhaylyk ◽

Steven P. Armes

Keyword(s):

Diblock Copolymer ◽

Self Assembly ◽

Dispersion Polymerization ◽

Colloidal Stability ◽

Aqueous Dispersion ◽

Aqueous Polymerization ◽

Raft Agent ◽

End Group

Poly(2-hydroxyethyl acrylate)-poly(4-hydroxybutyl acrylate) nano-objects are prepared by aqueous polymerization-induced self-assembly (PISA) using an ionic RAFT agent.

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RAFT Aqueous Dispersion Polymerization Yields Poly(ethylene glycol)-Based Diblock Copolymer Nano-Objects with Predictable Single Phase Morphologies

Journal of the American Chemical Society ◽

10.1021/ja410593n ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 136 (3) ◽

pp. 1023-1033 ◽

Cited By ~ 236

Author(s):

Nicholas J. Warren ◽

Oleksandr O. Mykhaylyk ◽

Daniel Mahmood ◽

Anthony J. Ryan ◽

Steven P Armes

Keyword(s):

Ethylene Glycol ◽

Diblock Copolymer ◽

Dispersion Polymerization ◽

Single Phase ◽

Aqueous Dispersion ◽

Poly Ethylene Glycol ◽

Poly Ethylene

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One-pot synthesis and aqueous solution properties of pH-responsive schizophrenic diblock copolymer nanoparticles prepared via RAFT aqueous dispersion polymerization

Polymer Chemistry ◽

10.1039/d1py01114f ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

S. M. North ◽

S. P. Armes

Keyword(s):

Aqueous Solution ◽

Diblock Copolymer ◽

Dispersion Polymerization ◽

Aqueous Dispersion ◽

Solution Properties ◽

Ph Responsive ◽

One Pot ◽

One Pot Synthesis ◽

Isoelectric Points

Well-defined doubly pH-responsive schizophrenic diblock copolymer nanoparticles with tunable isoelectric points are prepared via RAFT aqueous dispersion polymerization using an efficient one-pot protocol.

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