Canning, S.L., Smith, G.N. orcid.org/0000-0002-0074-5657 and Armes, S.P. (2016) A Critical Appraisal of RAFT-Mediated Polymerization-Induced Self-Assembly. Macromolecules, 49 (6). pp. 1985-2001. ISSN 0024-9297
Abstract
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.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2016 American Chemical Society. This is an open access article published under a Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY) License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the author and source are cited. |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Science (Sheffield) > Department of Chemistry (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 13 Apr 2016 07:53 |
Last Modified: | 13 Apr 2016 07:53 |
Published Version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.macromol.5b02602 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | American Chemical Society |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1021/acs.macromol.5b02602 |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:97620 |