Issue 17, 2020

Trending methods employed for polymerization induced self-assembly

Abstract

Mother Nature produces a perfectly defined architecture that inspires researchers to make polymeric macromolecules for an array of functions. Preparation of a pre-defined polymer architecture is a key challenge to a researcher. The present article describes the recent development in Polymerization Induced Self-Assembly (PISA) to synthesize polymeric nanoparticles with pre-defined morphology and precise control over size and shape. This methodology has become a potential strategy for the synthesis of various block copolymer nano-objects. The PISA strategy produces core–shell polymeric nanoparticles with a wide scope of morphologies including spheres, worms, rods, and vesicles. A few parameters including the degree of polymerization, core-forming monomers, macro-CTA and solid content of the final product are precisely employed for the PISA procedure to accomplish the ideal size and shape. PISA opens a new avenue for the production of polymeric nano-objects.

Graphical abstract: Trending methods employed for polymerization induced self-assembly

Article information

Article type
Perspective
Submitted
11 nov 2019
Accepted
26 mar 2020
First published
27 mar 2020

New J. Chem., 2020,44, 6690-6698

Trending methods employed for polymerization induced self-assembly

S. R. Mane, New J. Chem., 2020, 44, 6690 DOI: 10.1039/C9NJ05638F

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