A Critical Appraisal of RAFT-Mediated Polymerization-Induced Self-Assembly

TY - JOUR

T1 - A Critical Appraisal of RAFT-Mediated Polymerization-Induced Self-Assembly

AU - Canning, S.L.

AU - Smith, G.N.

AU - Armes, S.P.

PY - 2016/3/22

Y1 - 2016/3/22

N2 - Recently, polymerization-induced self-assembly (PISA) has become widely recognized as a robust and efficient route to produce block copolymer nanoparticles of controlled size, morphology, and surface chemistry. Several reviews of this field have been published since 2012, but a substantial number of new papers have been published in the last three years. In this Perspective, we provide a critical appraisal of the various advantages offered by this approach, while also pointing out some of its current drawbacks. Promising future research directions as well as remaining technical challenges and unresolved problems are briefly highlighted.

AB - Recently, polymerization-induced self-assembly (PISA) has become widely recognized as a robust and efficient route to produce block copolymer nanoparticles of controlled size, morphology, and surface chemistry. Several reviews of this field have been published since 2012, but a substantial number of new papers have been published in the last three years. In this Perspective, we provide a critical appraisal of the various advantages offered by this approach, while also pointing out some of its current drawbacks. Promising future research directions as well as remaining technical challenges and unresolved problems are briefly highlighted.

U2 - 10.1021/acs.macromol.5b02602

DO - 10.1021/acs.macromol.5b02602

M3 - Journal article

SN - 0024-9297

VL - 49

SP - 1985

EP - 2001

JO - Macromolecules

JF - Macromolecules

IS - 6

ER -