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Fluorine-containing nano-objects with the same compositions but different segment distributions: synthesis, characterization and comparison

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A morphological transition of poly(ethylene glycol)-block-polystyrene with polymerization-induced self-assembly guided by using cosolvents

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Polymerization-Induced Self-Assembly for Modulating Assembly Pathways and Microstructures of Amphiphilic Gradient Copolymer Nanoparticles

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Dextran-Coated Latex Nanoparticles via Photo-RAFT Mediated Polymerization Induced Self-Assembly

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Synthesis and Aqueous Solution Properties of Shape-Shifting Stimulus-Responsive Diblock Copolymer Nano-Objects

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PhotoATRP-Induced Self-Assembly (PhotoATR-PISA) Enables Simplified Synthesis of Responsive Polymer Nanoparticles in One-Pot

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RAFT Copolymerization of Vinyl Acetate and Acrylic Acid in the Selective Solvent

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Facile Synthesis of CO2‐Responsive Nano‐Objects: Batch versus Semi‐Batch RAFT Copolymerization

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Triggered Degradable Colloidal Particles with Ordered Inverse Bicontinuous Cubic and Hexagonal Mesophases

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Playing construction with the monomer toy box for the synthesis of multi‐stimuli responsive copolymers by reversible deactivation radical polymerization protocols

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Neural Network-Driven Exploration in Polymerization-Induced Self-Assembly: From 2D to 3D Pseudo-Phase Diagram

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Current Perspectives on Synthetic Compartments for Biomedical Applications

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Aqueous RAFT Dispersion Polymerization Mediated by an ω,ω-Macromolecular Chain Transfer Monomer: An Efficient Approach for Amphiphilic Branched Block Copolymers and the Assemblies

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Copolymers with Nonblocky Sequences as Novel Materials with Finely Tuned Properties

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Ionic Liquids Facilitating Efficient Oxygen-Tolerant PET-RAFT Polymerization Using an Organic Photocatalyst

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Amphiphilic Random-Block Copolymer Micelles in Water: Precise and Dynamic Self-Assembly Controlled by Random Copolymer Association

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Modern Trends in Polymerization-Induced Self-Assembly

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Facile synthesis of gradient copolymers enabled by droplet-flow photo-controlled reversible deactivation radical polymerization

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Type I Photoinitiator-Functionalized Block Copolymer Nanoparticles Prepared by RAFT-Mediated Polymerization-Induced Self-Assembly

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Polymerization‐induced self‐assembly for drug delivery: A critical appraisal

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Reversible Deactivation Radical Copolymerization: Synthesis of Copolymers with Controlled Unit Sequence

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Photochemical fabrication of responsive block copolymer nanoparticles: a self-assembly approach for temperature-sensitive applications

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A Perspective on the History and Current Opportunities of Aqueous RAFT Polymerization

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