scholarly journals Tuning the vesicle-to-worm transition for thermoresponsive block copolymer vesicles prepared via polymerisation-induced self-assembly

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Isabella R. Dorsman ◽  
Matthew J. Derry ◽  
Victoria J. Cunningham ◽  
Steven L. Brown ◽  
Clive N. Williams ◽  
...  

Does statistical copolymerization of n-butyl methacrylate with benzyl methacrylate lower the critical temperature required for vesicle-to-worm and worm-to-sphere transitions for diblock copolymer nano-objects in mineral oil?


2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (15) ◽  
pp. 4200-4208 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pengcheng Yang ◽  
Yin Ning ◽  
Thomas J. Neal ◽  
Elizabeth R. Jones ◽  
Bryony R. Parker ◽  
...  

Scalable preparation of micrometer-sized diblock copolymer particles exhibiting complex internal structure is achieved by RAFT-mediated polymerization-induced self-assembly (PISA).



2015 ◽  
Vol 6 (16) ◽  
pp. 3054-3062 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthew J. Derry ◽  
Lee A. Fielding ◽  
Steven P. Armes

Diblock copolymer spheres, worms and vesicles are prepared via RAFT dispersion polymerization of benzyl methacrylate in either mineral oil or a poly(α-olefin) using polymerization-induced self-assembly; an efficient ‘one-pot’ protocol is reported for spheres at 30% solids in mineral oil.



2017 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
pp. 451-457 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sri Agustina ◽  
Masayoshi Tokuda ◽  
Hideto Minami ◽  
Cyrille Boyer ◽  
Per B. Zetterlund

Polymeric nano-objects of a range of morphologies have been prepared using a novel approach based on the use of microporous membranes for mixing of a solvent (containing a diblock copolymer) and a non-solvent.



2016 ◽  
Vol 7 (8) ◽  
pp. 5078-5090 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthew J. Derry ◽  
Lee A. Fielding ◽  
Nicholas J. Warren ◽  
Charlotte J. Mable ◽  
Andrew J. Smith ◽  
...  

In situ SAXS studies reveal the evolution of copolymer morphology during the PISA synthesis of diblock copolymer nano-objects in mineral oil.



2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (5) ◽  
pp. 603-611 ◽  
Author(s):  
Philip J. Docherty ◽  
Matthew J. Derry ◽  
Steven P. Armes

Epoxy-functional poly(stearyl methacrylate)-poly(glycidyl methacrylate) (PSMA-PGlyMA) diblock copolymer nanoparticles are synthesized via reversible addition–fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) dispersion polymerization of glycidyl methacrylate (GlyMA) in mineral oil at 70 °C.



2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (19) ◽  
pp. 3332-3339
Author(s):  
Philip J. Docherty ◽  
Chloé Girou ◽  
Matthew J. Derry ◽  
Steven P. Armes

Epoxy-functional poly(stearyl methacrylate)-poly(glycidyl methacrylate) spheres, worms or vesicles can be prepared by RAFT dispersion polymerization of glycidyl methacrylate in mineral oil at 70 °C.



Soft Matter ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 17 (39) ◽  
pp. 8867-8876
Author(s):  
Matthew J. Derry ◽  
Oleksandr O. Mykhaylyk ◽  
Steven P. Armes

Optorheology studies of thermoresponsive diblock copolymer nano-objects dispersed in mineral oil indicate reversible transformation from randomly oriented branched worms at 20 °C to aligned linear worms at 80–110 °C and isotropic spheres at 150 °C.



2016 ◽  
Vol 7 (10) ◽  
pp. 1899-1906 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lakshmeesha Upadhyaya ◽  
Mona Semsarilar ◽  
Rodrigo Fernández-Pacheco ◽  
Gema Martinez ◽  
Reyes Mallada ◽  
...  

Acid decorated diblock copolymer nano-objects were prepared by polymerization-induced self-assembly via RAFT dispersion polymerization of methyl methacrylate. Spheres were used to prepare thin film membranes.



2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (17) ◽  
pp. 4071-4082 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthew J. Derry ◽  
Oleksandr O. Mykhaylyk ◽  
Anthony J. Ryan ◽  
Steven P. Armes

Poly(behenyl methacrylate)-stabilized diblock copolymer nanoparticles are prepared in mineral oil via polymerization-induced self-assembly. Such nanoparticles are colloidally stable at 50 °C but undergo reversible crystallization-driven aggregation at 25 °C.



2005 ◽  
Vol 42 (3) ◽  
pp. 180-183 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. G. Schulz ◽  
U. Frieske ◽  
H. Kuhn ◽  
G. Schmid ◽  
F. Müller ◽  
...  


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