Synthesis of transition-metal-free and sulfur-free nanoparticles and nanocapsules via reversible complexation mediated polymerization (RCMP) and polymerization induced self-assembly (PISA)

• Main Authors: Sarkar, Jit, Xiao, Longqiang, Jackson, Alexander W., Van Herk, Alexander M., Goto, Atsushi
• Other Authors: School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2020
• Subjects: Science::Chemistry; Polymerization Induced Self-assembly; Reversible Complexation Mediated Polymerization
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/138349
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

NaI-catalyzed reversible complexation mediated living radical polymerization (RCMP) was combined with polymerization induced self-assembly (PISA) to generate self-assemblies. Poly(methacrylic acid) (PMAA) and poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) were used as hydrophilic and hydrophobic segments, respect...