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Chen K, Guo X, Chen M. Controlled Radical Copolymerization toward Well-Defined Fluoropolymers. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2023; 62:e202310636. [PMID: 37581580 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202310636] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2023] [Revised: 08/13/2023] [Accepted: 08/15/2023] [Indexed: 08/16/2023]
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In the past 80 years, fluoropolymers have found broad applications in both industrial and academic settings, owing to their unique physicochemical properties. Copolymerizations of fluoroalkene feedstocks present an important avenue to obtain high-performance materials by merging intrinsic attributes of fluorocarbons and great versatility of comonomers. Recently, while massive investigations have disclosed the great potentials of precisely synthesized polymers, researchers have made considerable efforts to approach well-defined fluorinated copolymers. This minireview discusses challenges in controlled radical copolymerizations (CRCPs) of fluoroalkenes and provides a concise perspective on recent progress in CRCPs of fluoroalkenes (e.g., tetrafluoroethylene, chlorotrifluoroethylene, hexafluoropropene, perfluoroalkyl vinyl ethers) with non-fluorinated vinyl comonomers, which have enabled on-demand preparations of various main-chain fluoropolymers with predefined molar masses, low dispersities, as well as regulable chemical compositions and sequences. The synthetic advantages of CRCPs will promote controlled and facile access to customized fluoropolymers for high-tech applications such as batteries, coatings and so on.
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- Kaixuan Chen
- Department of Macromolecular Science, State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433, China
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- Department of Macromolecular Science, State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433, China
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- Department of Macromolecular Science, State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433, China
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Chen Y, Tan J, Shen L. Seeded RAFT Polymerization-Induced Self-assembly: Recent Advances and Future Opportunities. Macromol Rapid Commun 2023; 44:e2300334. [PMID: 37615609 DOI: 10.1002/marc.202300334] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2023] [Revised: 07/30/2023] [Indexed: 08/25/2023]
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Over the past decade, polymerization-induced self-assembly (PISA) has fully proved its versatility for scale-up production of block copolymer nanoparticles with tunable sizes and morphologies; yet, there are still some limitations. Recently, seeded PISA approaches combing PISA with heterogeneous seeded polymerizations have been greatly explored and are expected to overcome the limitations of traditional PISA. In this review, recent advances in seeded PISA that have expanded new horizons for PISA are highlighted including i) general considerations for seeded PISA (e.g., kinetics, the preparation of seeds, the selection of monomers), ii) morphological evolution induced by seeded PISA (e.g., from corona-shell-core nanoparticles to vesicles, vesicles-to-toroid, disassembly of vesicles into nanospheres), and iii) various well-defined nanoparticles with hierarchical and sophisticated morphologies (e.g., multicompartment micelles, porous vesicles, framboidal vesicles, AXn -type colloidal molecules). Finally, new insights into seeded PISA and future perspectives are proposed.
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- Yifei Chen
- State Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Optometry and Vision Science, School of Ophthalmology and Optometry, Eye Hospital, School of Biomedical Engineering, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, 325027, China
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- Department of Polymeric Materials and Engineering, School of Materials and Energy, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Optometry and Vision Science, School of Ophthalmology and Optometry, Eye Hospital, School of Biomedical Engineering, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, 325027, China
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Zhang Z, Chen H, Wang Y, Zhang N, Trépout S, Tang BZ, Gasser G, Li MH. Polymersomes with Red/Near-Infrared Emission and Reactive Oxygen Species Generation. Macromol Rapid Commun 2023; 44:e2200716. [PMID: 36254854 DOI: 10.1002/marc.202200716] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2022] [Revised: 09/30/2022] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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In photodynamic therapy (PDT), the uses of nanoparticles bearing photosensitizers (PSs) can overcome some of the drawbacks of using a PS alone (e.g., poor water solubility and low tumor selectivity). However, numerous nano-formulations are developed by physical encapsulation of PSs through Van der Waals interactions, which have not only a limited load efficiency but also some in vivo biodistribution problems caused by leakage or burst release. Herein, polymersomes made from an amphiphilic block copolymer, in which a PS with aggregation-induced emission (AIE-PS) is covalently attached to its hydrophobic poly(amino acid) block, are reported. These AIE-PS polymersomes dispersed in aqueous solution have a high AIE-PS load efficiency (up to 46% as a mass fraction), a hydrodynamic diameter of 86 nm that is suitable for in vivo applications, and an excellent colloidal stability for at least 1 month. They exhibit a red/near-infrared photoluminescence and ability to generate reactive oxygen species (ROS) under visible light. They are non-cytotoxic in the dark as tested on Hela cells up to concentration of 100 µm. Benefiting from colloidal stability, AIE property and ROS generation capability, such a family of polymersomes can be great candidates for image-guided PDT.
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- Zhihua Zhang
- Chimie ParisTech, PSL Université Paris, CNRS, Institut de Recherche de Chimie Paris, UMR8247, 11 rue Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris, 75005, France
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- Chimie ParisTech, PSL Université Paris, CNRS, Institut de Recherche de Chimie Paris, UMR8247, 11 rue Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris, 75005, France
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- Chimie ParisTech, PSL Université Paris, CNRS, Institute of Chemistry for Life and Health Sciences, Laboratory for Inorganic Chemistry, 11 rue Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris, 75005, France
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- Chimie ParisTech, PSL Université Paris, CNRS, Institut de Recherche de Chimie Paris, UMR8247, 11 rue Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris, 75005, France
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- Institut Curie, Université Paris-Saclay, Inserm US43, CNRS UMS2016, Centre Universitaire, Bât. 101B-110-111-112, Rue Henri Becquerel, CS 90030, Orsay, Cedex, 91401, France
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- School of Science and Engineering, Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Functional Aggregate Materials, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518172, China
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- Chimie ParisTech, PSL Université Paris, CNRS, Institute of Chemistry for Life and Health Sciences, Laboratory for Inorganic Chemistry, 11 rue Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris, 75005, France
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- Chimie ParisTech, PSL Université Paris, CNRS, Institut de Recherche de Chimie Paris, UMR8247, 11 rue Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris, 75005, France
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Petrov A, Chertovich AV, Gavrilov AA. Phase Diagrams of Polymerization-Induced Self-Assembly Are Largely Determined by Polymer Recombination. Polymers (Basel) 2022; 14:polym14235331. [PMID: 36501725 PMCID: PMC9736918 DOI: 10.3390/polym14235331] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2022] [Revised: 11/21/2022] [Accepted: 11/28/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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In the current work, atom transfer radical polymerization-induced self-assembly (ATRP PISA) phase diagrams were obtained by the means of dissipative particle dynamics simulations. A fast algorithm for determining the equilibrium morphology of block copolymer aggregates was developed. Our goal was to assess how the chemical nature of ATRP affects the self-assembly of diblock copolymers in the course of PISA. We discovered that the chain growth termination via recombination played a key role in determining the ATRP PISA phase diagrams. In particular, ATRP with turned off recombination yielded a PISA phase diagram very similar to that obtained for a simple ideal living polymerization process. However, an increase in the recombination probability led to a significant change of the phase diagram: the transition between cylindrical micelles and vesicles was strongly shifted, and a dependence of the aggregate morphology on the concentration was observed. We speculate that this effect occurred due to the simultaneous action of two factors: the triblock copolymer architecture of the terminated chains and the dispersity of the solvophobic blocks. We showed that these two factors affected the phase diagram weakly if they acted separately; however, their combination, which naturally occurs during ATRP, affected the ATRP PISA phase diagram strongly. We suggest that the recombination reaction is a key factor leading to the complexity of experimental PISA phase diagrams.
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- Artem Petrov
- Faculty of Physics, Lomonosov Moscow State University, 119991 Moscow, Russia
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- Faculty of Physics, Lomonosov Moscow State University, 119991 Moscow, Russia
- Semenov Federal Research Center for Chemical Physics, 119991 Moscow, Russia
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- Faculty of Physics, Lomonosov Moscow State University, 119991 Moscow, Russia
- Semenov Federal Research Center for Chemical Physics, 119991 Moscow, Russia
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Gan Y, Dai H, Ma Y, Cheng X, Wang Z, Zhang W. Regulating Chiral Helical Structures in Liquid-Crystalline Block Copolymers with Chiroptical Response by Synergistic Asymmetric Effects. Macromolecules 2022. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.2c01454] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Yijing Gan
- State and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Novel Functional Polymeric Materials, Jiangsu Engineering Laboratory of Novel Functional Polymeric Materials, Suzhou Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Design and Precision Synthesis, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China
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- State and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Novel Functional Polymeric Materials, Jiangsu Engineering Laboratory of Novel Functional Polymeric Materials, Suzhou Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Design and Precision Synthesis, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China
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- State and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Novel Functional Polymeric Materials, Jiangsu Engineering Laboratory of Novel Functional Polymeric Materials, Suzhou Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Design and Precision Synthesis, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China
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- State and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Novel Functional Polymeric Materials, Jiangsu Engineering Laboratory of Novel Functional Polymeric Materials, Suzhou Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Design and Precision Synthesis, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China
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- State and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Novel Functional Polymeric Materials, Jiangsu Engineering Laboratory of Novel Functional Polymeric Materials, Suzhou Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Design and Precision Synthesis, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China
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- State and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Novel Functional Polymeric Materials, Jiangsu Engineering Laboratory of Novel Functional Polymeric Materials, Suzhou Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Design and Precision Synthesis, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China
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Wang J, Cheng J, Tu K, Wang Y, Yu Q, Zhang L, Cheng Z. Fluorinated reversed micelles by polymerization-induced self-assembly with main-chain-type semifluorinated alternating copolymer. Eur Polym J 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2022.111493] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Strategies for preparing hybrid nanomaterials via Polymerization-Induced Self-Assembly. Eur Polym J 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2022.111234] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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A Fluorescent Linear Conjugated Polymer Constructed from Pillararene and Anthracene. Molecules 2022; 27:molecules27103162. [PMID: 35630639 PMCID: PMC9146593 DOI: 10.3390/molecules27103162] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2022] [Revised: 05/10/2022] [Accepted: 05/14/2022] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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Over the past few years, conjugated polymers (CPs) have aroused much attention owing to their rigid conjugated structures, which can perform well in light harvesting and energy transfer and offer great potential in materials chemistry. In this article, we fabricate a new luminescent linear CP p(P[5](OTf)2-co-9,10-dea) via the Sonogashira coupling of 9,10-diethynylanthracene and trifluoromethanesulfonic anhydride (OTf) modified pillar[5]arene, generating enhanced yellow-green fluorescence emission at around 552 nm. The reaction condition was screened to get a deeper understanding of this polymerization approach, resulting in an excellent yield as high as 92% ultimately. Besides the optical properties, self-assembly behaviors of the CP in low/high concentrations were studied, where interesting adjustable morphologies from tube to sheet were observed. In addition, the fluorescence performance and structural architecture can be disturbed by the host–guest reorganization between the host CP and the guest adiponitrile, suggesting great potential of this CP material in the field of sensing and detection.
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Jang JD, Seo HJ, Yoon YJ, Choi SH, Han YS, Kim TH. Conformational control of two-dimensional gold nanoparticle arrays in a confined geometry within a vesicular wall. Sci Rep 2022; 12:4548. [PMID: 35296763 PMCID: PMC8927576 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-08607-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2021] [Accepted: 03/09/2022] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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The two-dimensional (2D) assembly of gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) in a confined geometry is a rare phenomenon that has not been experimentally verified for complex systems. In this study, this process was investigated in detail using two types of block copolymers with hydrophobic and hydrophilic blocks and a series of AuNPs of three different sizes protected by hydrophobic ligands. In aqueous solutions, the selected block copolymers self-assembled into vesicular nanostructures with a hydrophobic domain in the wall, which functions as a confined geometrical space for hydrophobic AuNPs (i.e., it exerts a confinement effect and restricts the movement of AuNPs). Small-angle X-ray scattering studies revealed that AuNPs of different sizes assembled differently in the same confined geometry of the vesicular wall. In addition, optimal conditions for the formation of a regular NP array in the hydrophobic domain were determined. The AuNPs successfully self-assembled into a regular 2D lattice structure, forming a shell around the vesicle, when their size matched the thickness of the hydrophobic domain of the vesicular nanostructure. This study provides guidelines for the fabrication of nanoparticle arrays with controlled structures, which could enhance the functionality of materials and their physical properties.
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- Jong Dae Jang
- Neutron Science Division, Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute, 1045 Daedeok-daero, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, 34057, Republic of Korea.,Research Center for Advanced Nuclear Interdisciplinary Technology, Jeonbuk National University, 567 Baekje-daero, Deokjin-gu, Jeonju, Jeollabuk-do, 54896, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Applied Plasma and Quantum Beam Engineering, Jeonbuk National University, 567 Baekje-daero, Deokjin-gu, Jeonju, Jeollabuk-do, 54896, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Applied Plasma and Quantum Beam Engineering, Jeonbuk National University, 567 Baekje-daero, Deokjin-gu, Jeonju, Jeollabuk-do, 54896, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Hongik University, 94 Wausan-ro, Mapo-gu, Seoul, 04066, Republic of Korea
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- Neutron Science Division, Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute, 1045 Daedeok-daero, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, 34057, Republic of Korea
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- Research Center for Advanced Nuclear Interdisciplinary Technology, Jeonbuk National University, 567 Baekje-daero, Deokjin-gu, Jeonju, Jeollabuk-do, 54896, Republic of Korea. .,Department of Applied Plasma and Quantum Beam Engineering, Jeonbuk National University, 567 Baekje-daero, Deokjin-gu, Jeonju, Jeollabuk-do, 54896, Republic of Korea. .,Department of Quantum System Engineering, Jeonbuk National University, 567 Baekje-daero, Deokjin-gu, Jeonju, Jeollabuk-do, 54896, Republic of Korea. .,High-Enthalphy Plasma Research Center, Jeonbuk National University, 546 Bongdong-ro, Bongdong-eup, Wanju-gun, Jeollabuk-do, 55317, Republic of Korea.
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Shahrokhinia A, Rijal S, Sonmez Baghirzade B, Scanga RA, Biswas P, Tafazoli S, Apul OG, Reuther JF. Chain Extensions in PhotoATRP-Induced Self-Assembly (PhotoATR-PISA): A Route to Ultrahigh Solids Concentrations and Click Nanoparticle Networks as Adsorbents for Water Treatment. Macromolecules 2022. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.1c02636] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Ali Shahrokhinia
- Department of Chemistry, University of Massachusetts Lowell, Lowell, Massachusetts 01854, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Massachusetts Lowell, Lowell, Massachusetts 01854, United States
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Massachusetts Lowell, Lowell, Massachusetts 01854, United States
- Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Massachusetts Lowell, Lowell, Massachusetts 01854, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Massachusetts Lowell, Lowell, Massachusetts 01854, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Massachusetts Lowell, Lowell, Massachusetts 01854, United States
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Massachusetts Lowell, Lowell, Massachusetts 01854, United States
- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Maine, Orono, Maine 04469, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Massachusetts Lowell, Lowell, Massachusetts 01854, United States
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Yang CL, Zhong F, Pan CY, Zhang WJ, Hong CY. Influence of Solvent on RAFT-mediated Polymerization of Benzyl Methacrylate (BzMA) and How to Overcome the Thermodynamic/Kinetic Limitation of Morphology Evolution during Polymerization-Induced Self-Assembly. Polym Chem 2022. [DOI: 10.1039/d2py00198e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Polymerization-induced self-assembly (PISA) has been demonstrated to be a powerful strategy to produce polymeric nano-objects of various morphologies. Dependent on the solubility of monomers, PISA is usually classified into two...
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Zhu R, Yang C, Chang Z, Pan C, Zhang W, Hong C. Synchronous Synthesis of Polymeric Vesicles with Controllable Size and
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Polymerization‐Induced Self‐Assembly. CHINESE J CHEM 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/cjoc.202100665] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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- Ren‐Man Zhu
- CAS Key Laboratory of Soft Matter Chemistry, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering University of Science and Technology of China Hefei Anhui 230026 China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Soft Matter Chemistry, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering University of Science and Technology of China Hefei Anhui 230026 China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Soft Matter Chemistry, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering University of Science and Technology of China Hefei Anhui 230026 China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Soft Matter Chemistry, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering University of Science and Technology of China Hefei Anhui 230026 China
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- Institute of Physical Science and Information Technology Anhui University Hefei Anhui 230601 China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Soft Matter Chemistry, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering University of Science and Technology of China Hefei Anhui 230026 China
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Sobotta FH, Kuchenbrod MT, Gruschwitz FV, Festag G, Bellstedt P, Hoeppener S, Brendel JC. Tuneable Time Delay in the Burst Release from Oxidation-Sensitive Polymersomes Made by PISA. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021; 60:24716-24723. [PMID: 34542227 PMCID: PMC8596869 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202108928] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2021] [Revised: 09/07/2021] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Reactive polymersomes represent a versatile artificial cargo carrier system that can facilitate an immediate release in response to a specific stimulus. The herein presented oxidation-sensitive polymersomes feature a time-delayed release mechanism in an oxidative environment, which can be precisely adjusted by either tuning the membrane thickness or partial pre-oxidation. These polymeric vesicles are conveniently prepared by PISA allowing the straightforward and effective in situ encapsulation of cargo molecules, as shown for dyes and enzymes. Kinetic studies revealed a critical degree of oxidation causing the destabilization of the membrane, while no release of the cargo is observed beforehand. The encapsulation of glucose oxidase directly transforms these polymersomes into glucose-sensitive vesicles, as small molecules including sugars can passively penetrate their membrane. Considering the ease of preparation, these polymersomes represent a versatile platform for the confinement and burst release of cargo molecules after a precisely adjustable time span in the presence of specific triggers, such as H2 O2 or glucose.
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- Fabian H. Sobotta
- Laboratory of Organic and Macromolecular Chemistry (IOMC)Friedrich Schiller University JenaHumboldtstrasse 1007743JenaGermany), E-mail: J. C. Brendel
- Jena Center for Soft Matter (JCSM)Friedrich Schiller University JenaPhilosophenweg 707743JenaGermany
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- Laboratory of Organic and Macromolecular Chemistry (IOMC)Friedrich Schiller University JenaHumboldtstrasse 1007743JenaGermany), E-mail: J. C. Brendel
- Jena Center for Soft Matter (JCSM)Friedrich Schiller University JenaPhilosophenweg 707743JenaGermany
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- Laboratory of Organic and Macromolecular Chemistry (IOMC)Friedrich Schiller University JenaHumboldtstrasse 1007743JenaGermany), E-mail: J. C. Brendel
- Jena Center for Soft Matter (JCSM)Friedrich Schiller University JenaPhilosophenweg 707743JenaGermany
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- Laboratory of Organic and Macromolecular Chemistry (IOMC)Friedrich Schiller University JenaHumboldtstrasse 1007743JenaGermany), E-mail: J. C. Brendel
- Jena Center for Soft Matter (JCSM)Friedrich Schiller University JenaPhilosophenweg 707743JenaGermany
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- Laboratory of Organic and Macromolecular Chemistry (IOMC)Friedrich Schiller University JenaHumboldtstrasse 1007743JenaGermany), E-mail: J. C. Brendel
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- Laboratory of Organic and Macromolecular Chemistry (IOMC)Friedrich Schiller University JenaHumboldtstrasse 1007743JenaGermany), E-mail: J. C. Brendel
- Jena Center for Soft Matter (JCSM)Friedrich Schiller University JenaPhilosophenweg 707743JenaGermany
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- Laboratory of Organic and Macromolecular Chemistry (IOMC)Friedrich Schiller University JenaHumboldtstrasse 1007743JenaGermany), E-mail: J. C. Brendel
- Jena Center for Soft Matter (JCSM)Friedrich Schiller University JenaPhilosophenweg 707743JenaGermany
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Sobotta FH, Kuchenbrod MT, Gruschwitz FV, Festag G, Bellstedt P, Hoeppener S, Brendel JC. Kontrollierbare Zeitverzögerung beim Aufplatzen von oxidationsempfindlichen, mittels PISA synthetisierten Polymersomen. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202108928] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Fabian H. Sobotta
- Institut für Organische und Makromolekulare Chemie (IOMC) Friedrich-Schiller Universität Jena Humboldtstraße 10 07743 Jena Deutschland
- Jena Center for Soft Matter (JCSM) Friedrich Schiller Universität Jena Philosophenweg 7 07743 Jena Deutschland
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- Institut für Organische und Makromolekulare Chemie (IOMC) Friedrich-Schiller Universität Jena Humboldtstraße 10 07743 Jena Deutschland
- Jena Center for Soft Matter (JCSM) Friedrich Schiller Universität Jena Philosophenweg 7 07743 Jena Deutschland
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- Institut für Organische und Makromolekulare Chemie (IOMC) Friedrich-Schiller Universität Jena Humboldtstraße 10 07743 Jena Deutschland
- Jena Center for Soft Matter (JCSM) Friedrich Schiller Universität Jena Philosophenweg 7 07743 Jena Deutschland
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- Institut für Organische und Makromolekulare Chemie (IOMC) Friedrich-Schiller Universität Jena Humboldtstraße 10 07743 Jena Deutschland
- Jena Center for Soft Matter (JCSM) Friedrich Schiller Universität Jena Philosophenweg 7 07743 Jena Deutschland
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- Institut für Organische und Makromolekulare Chemie (IOMC) Friedrich-Schiller Universität Jena Humboldtstraße 10 07743 Jena Deutschland
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- Institut für Organische und Makromolekulare Chemie (IOMC) Friedrich-Schiller Universität Jena Humboldtstraße 10 07743 Jena Deutschland
- Jena Center for Soft Matter (JCSM) Friedrich Schiller Universität Jena Philosophenweg 7 07743 Jena Deutschland
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- Institut für Organische und Makromolekulare Chemie (IOMC) Friedrich-Schiller Universität Jena Humboldtstraße 10 07743 Jena Deutschland
- Jena Center for Soft Matter (JCSM) Friedrich Schiller Universität Jena Philosophenweg 7 07743 Jena Deutschland
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Guo C, Yuan H, Zhang Y, Yin T, He H, Gou J, Tang X. Asymmetric polymersomes, from the formation of asymmetric membranes to the application on drug delivery. J Control Release 2021; 338:422-445. [PMID: 34496272 DOI: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2021.09.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2021] [Revised: 09/02/2021] [Accepted: 09/03/2021] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Nano drug delivery systems have attracted researchers' growing attention and are gradually emerging into the public views. More and more nano-formulations are being approved for marketing or clinical use, representing the field's booming development. Copolymer self-assembly systems such as micelles, nanoparticles, polymersomes occupy a prominent position in the field of nano-drug delivery carriers. Among them, polymersomes, unlike micelles or nanoparticles, resemble liposomes' structure and possess large internal hollow hydrophilic reservoirs, allowing them to carry hydrophilic drugs. Nevertheless, their insufficient drug loading efficiency and unruly self-assembly morphology have somewhat constrained their applications. Especially for the delivery of biomacromolecule such as peptides, the encapsulation efficiency is always considered to be a formidable obstacle, even if the enormous hydrophilic core would render the polymersomes to have considerable potential in this regard. Reassuringly, the emergence of asymmetric polymersomes holds the prospect of solving this problem. With the development of synthetic technology and a deeper understanding of the self-assembly process, the asymmetric polymersomes which are with different inner and outer shell composition have been gradually recognized by researchers. It has made possible elevated drug loading, more controllable assembly processes and release performance. The internal hydrophilic blocks different from the outer shell could be engineered to have a more remarkable affinity to the cargos or could contain a non-watery aqueous phase to enable the thermodynamically preferred encapsulation of cargos, which would allow for a substantial improvement in drug encapsulation efficiency compared to the conventional approach. In this paper, we aim to deepen the understanding to asymmetric polymersomes and lay the foundation for the development of this field by describing four main elements: the mechanism of their preparation and asymmetric membrane formation process, the characterization of asymmetric membranes, the efficient drug loading, and the special stimulus-responsive release mechanism.
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- Chen Guo
- Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, 103 Wenhua Road, Shenyang 110016, Liaoning, PR China
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, 103 Wenhua Road, Shenyang 110016, Liaoning, PR China
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, 103 Wenhua Road, Shenyang 110016, Liaoning, PR China
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- School of Functional Food and Wine, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, 103 Wenhua Road, Shenyang 110016, Liaoning, PR China
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, 103 Wenhua Road, Shenyang 110016, Liaoning, PR China
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, 103 Wenhua Road, Shenyang 110016, Liaoning, PR China.
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, 103 Wenhua Road, Shenyang 110016, Liaoning, PR China.
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Thermal Stability and Kinetics of Thermal Decomposition of Statistical Copolymers of N-Vinylpyrrolidone and Alkyl Methacrylates Synthesized via RAFT Polymerization. J CHEM-NY 2021. [DOI: 10.1155/2021/6633052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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The thermal stability and the kinetics of thermal decomposition of statistical copolymers of N-vinylpyrrolidone (NVP) with the alkyl methacrylates, hexyl methacrylate (HMA) and stearyl methacrylate (SMA), were studied by Thermogravimetric Analysis (TGA) and Differential Thermogravimetry (DTG). Statistical copolymers of different compositions were studied, and their thermal decomposition behavior was compared to the corresponding homopolymers. The activation energies of the thermal decomposition were calculated using the Ozawa-Flynn-Wall, the Kissinger, and the Kissinger-Akahira-Sunose methodologies. The effects of the nature of the methacrylate monomer, the copolymer composition, and the rate of heating are discussed.
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Xu XF, Zhu RM, Pan CY, You YZ, Zhang WJ, Hong CY. Polymerization-Induced Self-Assembly Driven by the Synergistic Effects of Aromatic and Solvophobic Interactions. Macromolecules 2021. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.0c02882] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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- Xiao-Fei Xu
- CAS Key Laboratory of Soft Matter Chemistry, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Soft Matter Chemistry, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Soft Matter Chemistry, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Soft Matter Chemistry, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Soft Matter Chemistry, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Soft Matter Chemistry, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China
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Damsongsang P, Hoven VP, Yusa SI. Core-functionalized nanoaggregates: preparation via polymerization-induced self-assembly and their applications. NEW J CHEM 2021. [DOI: 10.1039/d1nj01791h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Core-functionalized nanoaggregates can be prepared by a combination of polymerization-induced self-assembly (PISA) and post-polymerization modification.
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- Panittha Damsongsang
- Department of Chemistry
- Faculty of Science
- Chulalongkorn University
- Bangkok 10330
- Thailand
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- Department of Chemistry
- Faculty of Science
- Chulalongkorn University
- Bangkok 10330
- Thailand
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- Department of Applied Chemistry
- Graduate School of Engineering
- University of Hyogo
- Himeji
- Japan
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Pearce S, Perez-Mercader J. PISA: construction of self-organized and self-assembled functional vesicular structures. Polym Chem 2021. [DOI: 10.1039/d0py00564a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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PISA reaction networks alone, integrated with other networks, or designing properties into the amphiphiles confer functionalities to the supramolecular assemblies.
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- Samuel Pearce
- Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences and Origins of Life Initiative
- Harvard University
- Cambridge
- USA
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- Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences and Origins of Life Initiative
- Harvard University
- Cambridge
- USA
- Santa Fe Institute
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Beattie DL, Mykhaylyk OO, Armes SP. Enthalpic incompatibility between two steric stabilizer blocks provides control over the vesicle size distribution during polymerization-induced self-assembly in aqueous media. Chem Sci 2020; 11:10821-10834. [PMID: 33209249 PMCID: PMC7654191 DOI: 10.1039/d0sc01320j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2020] [Accepted: 06/19/2020] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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Over the past two decades, block copolymer vesicles have been widely used by many research groups to encapsulate small molecule drugs, genetic material, nanoparticles or enzymes. They have also been used to design examples of autonomous self-propelled nanoparticles. Traditionally, such vesicles are prepared via post-polymerization processing using a water-miscible co-solvent such as DMF or THF. However, such protocols are invariably conducted in dilute solution, which is a significant disadvantage. In addition, the vesicle size distribution is often quite broad, whereas aqueous dispersions of relatively small vesicles with narrow size distributions are highly desirable for potential biomedical applications. Alternatively, concentrated dispersions of block copolymer vesicles can be directly prepared via polymerization-induced self-assembly (PISA). Moreover, using a binary mixture of a relatively long and a relatively short steric stabilizer block enables the convenient PISA synthesis of relatively small vesicles with reasonably narrow size distributions in alcoholic media (C. Gonzato et al., JACS, 2014, 136, 11100-11106). Unfortunately, this approach has not yet been demonstrated for aqueous media, which would be much more attractive for commercial applications. Herein we show that this important technical objective can be achieved by judicious use of two chemically distinct, enthalpically incompatible steric stabilizer blocks, which ensures the desired microphase separation across the vesicle membrane. This leads to the formation of well-defined vesicles of around 200 nm diameter (size polydispersity = 13-16%) in aqueous media at 10% w/w solids as judged by transmission electron microscopy, dynamic light scattering and small-angle X-ray scattering.
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- Deborah L Beattie
- Department of Chemistry , University of Sheffield , Dainton Building, Brook Hill , Sheffield , South Yorkshire, S3 7HF , UK . ;
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- Department of Chemistry , University of Sheffield , Dainton Building, Brook Hill , Sheffield , South Yorkshire, S3 7HF , UK . ;
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- Department of Chemistry , University of Sheffield , Dainton Building, Brook Hill , Sheffield , South Yorkshire, S3 7HF , UK . ;
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D'Agosto F, Rieger J, Lansalot M. RAFT‐vermittelte polymerisationsinduzierte Selbstorganisation (PISA). Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201911758] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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- Franck D'Agosto
- Univ Lyon Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1 CPE Lyon CNRS UMR 5265 Chemistry, Catalysis, Polymers and Processes (C2P2) 43 Bd du 11 Novembre 1918 69616 Villeurbanne Frankreich
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- Sorbonne Université and CNRS UMR 8232 Institut Parisien de Chimie Moléculaire (IPCM), Polymer Chemistry Team (ECP) 4 Place Jussieu 75005 Paris Frankreich
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- Univ Lyon Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1 CPE Lyon CNRS UMR 5265 Chemistry, Catalysis, Polymers and Processes (C2P2) 43 Bd du 11 Novembre 1918 69616 Villeurbanne Frankreich
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D'Agosto F, Rieger J, Lansalot M. RAFT‐Mediated Polymerization‐Induced Self‐Assembly. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020; 59:8368-8392. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.201911758] [Citation(s) in RCA: 250] [Impact Index Per Article: 62.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2019] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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- Franck D'Agosto
- Univ Lyon Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1 CPE Lyon CNRS UMR 5265 Chemistry, Catalysis, Polymers and Processes (C2P2) 43 Bd du 11 Novembre 1918 69616 Villeurbanne France
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- Sorbonne Université and CNRS UMR 8232 Institut Parisien de Chimie Moléculaire (IPCM) Polymer Chemistry Team (ECP) 4 Place Jussieu 75005 Paris France
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- Univ Lyon Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1 CPE Lyon CNRS UMR 5265 Chemistry, Catalysis, Polymers and Processes (C2P2) 43 Bd du 11 Novembre 1918 69616 Villeurbanne France
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Zhang WJ, Kadirkhanov J, Wang CH, Ding SG, Hong CY, Wang F, You YZ. Polymerization-induced self-assembly for the fabrication of polymeric nano-objects with enhanced structural stability by cross-linking. Polym Chem 2020. [DOI: 10.1039/d0py00368a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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This review discusses the strategies of core-cross-linking in most of the PISA literatures (including post-polymerization cross-linking, photo-cross-linking and in situ cross-linking) and the applications of the cross-linked nano-objects.
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- Wen-Jian Zhang
- CAS Key Laboratory of Soft Matter Chemistry
- Department of Polymer Science and Engineering
- University of Science and Technology of China
- Hefei
- China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Soft Matter Chemistry
- Department of Polymer Science and Engineering
- University of Science and Technology of China
- Hefei
- China
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- Department of Cardiology
- First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University
- Hefei 230026
- China
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- Department of Pediatrics
- First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University
- Hefei 230026
- China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Soft Matter Chemistry
- Department of Polymer Science and Engineering
- University of Science and Technology of China
- Hefei
- China
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- Neurosurgical Department
- The First Affiliated Hospital of USTC
- Division of Life Sciences and Medicine
- University of Science and Technology of China
- Hefei
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Soft Matter Chemistry
- Department of Polymer Science and Engineering
- University of Science and Technology of China
- Hefei
- China
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Cao M, Zhang Y, Wang J, Fan X, Wang G. ICAR ATRP Polymerization‐Induced Self‐Assembly Using a Mixture of Macroinitiator/Stabilizer with Different Molecular Weights. Macromol Rapid Commun 2019; 40:e1900296. [DOI: 10.1002/marc.201900296] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2019] [Revised: 07/24/2019] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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- Mengya Cao
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Henan Province for Green Manufacturing of Fine ChemicalsKey Laboratory of Green Chemical Media and Reactions Ministry of EducationSchool of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringHenan Normal University Xinxiang 453007 China
- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of PolymersCollaborative Innovation Center of Polymers and Polymer Composite MaterialsDepartment of Macromolecular ScienceFudan University Shanghai 200433 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of PolymersCollaborative Innovation Center of Polymers and Polymer Composite MaterialsDepartment of Macromolecular ScienceFudan University Shanghai 200433 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of PolymersCollaborative Innovation Center of Polymers and Polymer Composite MaterialsDepartment of Macromolecular ScienceFudan University Shanghai 200433 China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Henan Province for Green Manufacturing of Fine ChemicalsKey Laboratory of Green Chemical Media and Reactions Ministry of EducationSchool of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringHenan Normal University Xinxiang 453007 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of PolymersCollaborative Innovation Center of Polymers and Polymer Composite MaterialsDepartment of Macromolecular ScienceFudan University Shanghai 200433 China
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Yan YD, Xue YH, Zhao HY, Liu H, Lu ZY, Gu FL. Insight into the Polymerization-Induced Self-Assembly via a Realistic Computer Simulation Strategy. Macromolecules 2019. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.9b01051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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- Yu-Dou Yan
- Laboratory of Theoretical and Computational Chemistry, State Key Laboratory of Supramolecular Structure and Materials, Jilin University, Changchun 130023, China
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- Information Science School, Guangdong University of Finance and Economics, Guangzhou 510320, China
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- Laboratory of Theoretical and Computational Chemistry, State Key Laboratory of Supramolecular Structure and Materials, Jilin University, Changchun 130023, China
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- Laboratory of Theoretical and Computational Chemistry, State Key Laboratory of Supramolecular Structure and Materials, Jilin University, Changchun 130023, China
- Key Laboratory of Theoretical Chemistry of Environment, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- Laboratory of Theoretical and Computational Chemistry, State Key Laboratory of Supramolecular Structure and Materials, Jilin University, Changchun 130023, China
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- Key Laboratory of Theoretical Chemistry of Environment, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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Evolution in the morphological behaviour of a series of fluorine-containing ABC miktoarm star terpolymers. Eur Polym J 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2019.04.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Li D, Huo M, Liu L, Zeng M, Chen X, Wang X, Yuan J. Overcoming Kinetic Trapping for Morphology Evolution during Polymerization‐Induced Self‐Assembly. Macromol Rapid Commun 2019; 40:e1900202. [DOI: 10.1002/marc.201900202] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2019] [Revised: 05/27/2019] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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- Dan Li
- Key Lab of Organic Optoelectronics and Molecular Engineering of Ministry of EducationDepartment of ChemistryTsinghua University 100084 Beijing China
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- Key Lab of Organic Optoelectronics and Molecular Engineering of Ministry of EducationDepartment of ChemistryTsinghua University 100084 Beijing China
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- Key Lab of Organic Optoelectronics and Molecular Engineering of Ministry of EducationDepartment of ChemistryTsinghua University 100084 Beijing China
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- Key Lab of Organic Optoelectronics and Molecular Engineering of Ministry of EducationDepartment of ChemistryTsinghua University 100084 Beijing China
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- Key Lab of Organic Optoelectronics and Molecular Engineering of Ministry of EducationDepartment of ChemistryTsinghua University 100084 Beijing China
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- Department of Chemistry and Waterloo Institute for NanotechnologyUniversity of Waterloo 200 University Avenue Waterloo ON N2L 3G1 Canada
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- Key Lab of Organic Optoelectronics and Molecular Engineering of Ministry of EducationDepartment of ChemistryTsinghua University 100084 Beijing China
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Mitsoni E, Roka N, Pitsikalis M. Statistical copolymerization of N-vinyl-pyrrolidone and alkyl methacrylates via RAFT: reactivity ratios and thermal analysis. JOURNAL OF POLYMER RESEARCH 2019. [DOI: 10.1007/s10965-019-1776-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Wang J, Li J, Wang M, Yao Q, Yan Y, Zhang J. Composite Nanotube Ring Structures Formed by Two-Step Self-Assembly for Drug Loading/Release. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2019; 35:3108-3115. [PMID: 30727728 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.8b03787] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Nanotube rings are barely reported novel structures formed by the self-assembly of soft matter, as compared with nanotube structures and ring structures. The two-step self-assembly of amphiphilic copolymer AB and solvophobic copolymer CDC was studied. We found that nanotube rings can be formed from a certain mass ratio of copolymer CDC to copolymer AB and block D of certain rigidity. More interestingly, we discovered a new strategy for drug loading and release, which is different from the usual strategies reported in the literature. The present study provides a new rationale for the self-assembly of copolymers.
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Wang L, Hui J, Tang J, Rowell N, Zhang B, Zhu T, Zhang M, Hao X, Fan H, Zeng J, Han S, Yu K. Precursor Self-Assembly Identified as a General Pathway for Colloidal Semiconductor Magic-Size Clusters. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2018; 5:1800632. [PMID: 30581693 PMCID: PMC6299716 DOI: 10.1002/advs.201800632] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2018] [Revised: 07/30/2018] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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Little is known about the formation pathway of colloidal semiconductor magic-size clusters (MSCs). Here, the synthesis of the first single-ensemble ZnSe MSCs, which exhibit a sharp optical absorption singlet peaking at 299 nm, is reported; their formation is independent of Zn and Se precursors used. It is proposed that the formation of MSCs starts with precursor self-assembly followed by Zn and Se covalent bond formation to result in immediate precursors (IPs) which can transform into the MSCs. It is demonstrated that the IPs in cyclohexane appear transparent in optical absorption, and become visible as MSCs exhibiting one sharp optical absorption peak when a primary amine is added at room temperature. It is shown that when the preparation of the IP is controlled to be within the induction period, which occurs prior to nucleation and growth of conventional quantum dots (QDs), the resulting MSCs can be produced without the complication of the simultaneous coproduction of conventional QDs. The present study reveals the existence of precursor self-assembly which leads to the formation of colloidal semiconductor MSCs and provides insights into a multistep nucleation process in cluster science.
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- Linxi Wang
- Institute of Atomic and Molecular PhysicsSichuan UniversityChengdu610065P. R. China
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- Institute of Atomic and Molecular PhysicsSichuan UniversityChengdu610065P. R. China
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- Institute of Atomic and Molecular PhysicsSichuan UniversityChengdu610065P. R. China
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- National Research Council of CanadaOttawaOntarioK1A 0R6Canada
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- Institute of Atomic and Molecular PhysicsSichuan UniversityChengdu610065P. R. China
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- Institute of Atomic and Molecular PhysicsSichuan UniversityChengdu610065P. R. China
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- Institute of Atomic and Molecular PhysicsSichuan UniversityChengdu610065P. R. China
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- Institute of Atomic and Molecular PhysicsSichuan UniversityChengdu610065P. R. China
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- Engineering Research Center in BiomaterialsSichuan UniversityChengdu610065P. R. China
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- Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation FacilityShanghai Institute of Applied PhysicsChinese Academy of SciencesShanghai201204P. R. China
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- Institute of Atomic and Molecular PhysicsSichuan UniversityChengdu610065P. R. China
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- Institute of Atomic and Molecular PhysicsSichuan UniversityChengdu610065P. R. China
- Engineering Research Center in BiomaterialsSichuan UniversityChengdu610065P. R. China
- School of Chemical EngineeringSichuan UniversityChengdu610065P. R. China
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Ning Y, Whitaker DJ, Mable CJ, Derry MJ, Penfold NJW, Kulak AN, Green DC, Meldrum FC, Armes SP. Anionic block copolymer vesicles act as Trojan horses to enable efficient occlusion of guest species into host calcite crystals. Chem Sci 2018; 9:8396-8401. [PMID: 30542588 PMCID: PMC6243646 DOI: 10.1039/c8sc03623c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2018] [Accepted: 09/08/2018] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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We report a versatile 'Trojan Horse' strategy using highly anionic poly(methacrylic acid)-poly(benzyl methacrylate) vesicles to incorporate two types of model payloads, i.e. either silica nanoparticles or an organic dye (fluorescein), within CaCO3 (calcite). Uniform occlusion of silica-loaded vesicles was confirmed by scanning electron microscopy, while thermogravimetry studies indicated extents of vesicle occlusion of up to 9.4% by mass (∼33% by volume). Efficient dye-loaded vesicle occlusion produces highly fluorescent calcite crystals as judged by fluorescence microscopy. In control experiments, silica nanoparticles alone are barely occluded, while only very weakly fluorescent calcite crystals are obtained when using just the fluorescein dye. This new 'Trojan Horse' strategy opens up a generic route for the efficient occlusion of various nanoparticles and organic molecules within inorganic host crystals.
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- Yin Ning
- Department of Chemistry , University of Sheffield , Brook Hill, South Yorkshire S3 7HF , Sheffield , UK . ;
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- Department of Chemistry , University of Sheffield , Brook Hill, South Yorkshire S3 7HF , Sheffield , UK . ;
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- Department of Chemistry , University of Sheffield , Brook Hill, South Yorkshire S3 7HF , Sheffield , UK . ;
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- Department of Chemistry , University of Sheffield , Brook Hill, South Yorkshire S3 7HF , Sheffield , UK . ;
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- Department of Chemistry , University of Sheffield , Brook Hill, South Yorkshire S3 7HF , Sheffield , UK . ;
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- School of Chemistry , University of Leeds , Woodhouse Lane , Leeds , LS2 9JT , UK
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- School of Chemistry , University of Leeds , Woodhouse Lane , Leeds , LS2 9JT , UK
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- School of Chemistry , University of Leeds , Woodhouse Lane , Leeds , LS2 9JT , UK
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- Department of Chemistry , University of Sheffield , Brook Hill, South Yorkshire S3 7HF , Sheffield , UK . ;
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Cheng G, Pérez-Mercader J. Polymerization-Induced Self-Assembly for Artificial Biology: Opportunities and Challenges. Macromol Rapid Commun 2018; 40:e1800513. [DOI: 10.1002/marc.201800513] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2018] [Revised: 08/14/2018] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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- Gong Cheng
- Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences and Origins of Life Initiative; Harvard University; 20 Oxford Street Cambridge MA 02138 USA
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- Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences and Origins of Life Initiative; Harvard University; 20 Oxford Street Cambridge MA 02138 USA
- Santa Fe Institute; Santa Fe NM 87501 USA
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Huo M, Song G, Zhang J, Wei Y, Yuan J. Nonspherical Liquid Crystalline Assemblies with Programmable Shape Transformation. ACS Macro Lett 2018; 7:956-961. [PMID: 35650972 DOI: 10.1021/acsmacrolett.8b00409] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Liquid crystalline (LC) assemblies with tailored shape and programmable shape transformation were prepared via polymerization-induced self-assembly. The influence of polymerization temperature and solvent on the shape of the LC assemblies indicated that shape of the LC assemblies could be delicately regulated by the repulsive interaction among the solvophilic chains and LC ordering. Programmable shape transformation of ellipsoidal LC assemblies was achieved, taking advantage of the smectic-to-isotropic phase transition. The ellipsoidal assemblies could remain ellipsoids or transform to faceted spheres and spheres, depending on the temperature procedure used. Besides, the generated spheres could be reshaped to ellipsoids with high shape recovery ratio. Small angle X-ray scattering study indicated that the interplay of the reversible smectic-to-isotropic phase transition and kinetic trapping underpins the programmed shape transformation. As a general approach to LC assemblies with programmable shape transformation, our strategy would provide a reliable platform for nanoactuators, nanomotors, and adaptive colloidal devices.
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Engineering Plastics and CAS Research/Education Center for Excellence in Molecular Sciences, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Beijing 100190, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Engineering Plastics and CAS Research/Education Center for Excellence in Molecular Sciences, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Beijing 100190, China
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Khor SY, Quinn JF, Whittaker MR, Truong NP, Davis TP. Controlling Nanomaterial Size and Shape for Biomedical Applications via Polymerization-Induced Self-Assembly. Macromol Rapid Commun 2018; 40:e1800438. [PMID: 30091816 DOI: 10.1002/marc.201800438] [Citation(s) in RCA: 101] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2018] [Revised: 07/13/2018] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Rapid developments in the polymerization-induced self-assembly (PISA) technique have paved the way for the environmentally friendly production of nanoparticles with tunable size and shape for a diverse range of applications. In this feature article, the biomedical applications of PISA nanoparticles and the substantial progress made in controlling their size and shape are highlighted. In addition to early investigations into drug delivery, applications such as medical imaging, tissue culture, and blood cryopreservation are also described. Various parameters for controlling the morphology of PISA nanoparticles are discussed, including the degree of polymerization of the macro-CTA and core-forming polymers, the concentration of macro-CTA and core-forming monomers, the solid content of the final products, the solution pH, the thermoresponsitivity of the macro-CTA, the macro-CTA end group, and the initiator concentration. Finally, several limitations and challenges for the PISA technique that have been recently addressed, along with those that will require further efforts into the future, will be highlighted.
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- Song Yang Khor
- ARC Centre of Excellence in Convergent Bio-Nano Science and Technology, Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Monash University, 381 Royal Parade, Parkville, VIC, 3052, Australia
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- ARC Centre of Excellence in Convergent Bio-Nano Science and Technology, Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Monash University, 381 Royal Parade, Parkville, VIC, 3052, Australia
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- ARC Centre of Excellence in Convergent Bio-Nano Science and Technology, Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Monash University, 381 Royal Parade, Parkville, VIC, 3052, Australia
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- ARC Centre of Excellence in Convergent Bio-Nano Science and Technology, Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Monash University, 381 Royal Parade, Parkville, VIC, 3052, Australia
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- ARC Centre of Excellence in Convergent Bio-Nano Science and Technology, Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Monash University, 381 Royal Parade, Parkville, VIC, 3052, Australia.,Department of Chemistry, University of Warwick, Gibbet Hill, Coventry, CV47AL, UK
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Zhang Y, Wang Z, Matyjaszewski K, Pietrasik J. Evolution of Morphology of POEGMA‐
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‐PBzMA Nano‐Objects Formed by PISA. Macromol Rapid Commun 2018; 40:e1800331. [DOI: 10.1002/marc.201800331] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2018] [Revised: 06/05/2018] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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- Yaoming Zhang
- Institute of Polymer and Dye Technology Lodz University of Technology Stefanowskiego 12/16 90‐924 Lodz Poland
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- Department of Chemistry Carnegie Mellon University 4400 Fifth Avenue Pittsburgh PA 15213 USA
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- Department of Chemistry Carnegie Mellon University 4400 Fifth Avenue Pittsburgh PA 15213 USA
- Department of Molecular Physics Lodz University of Technology Zeromskiego 116 90‐924 Lodz Poland
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- Institute of Polymer and Dye Technology Lodz University of Technology Stefanowskiego 12/16 90‐924 Lodz Poland
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Zeng M, Huo M, Feng Y, Yuan J. CO 2 -Breathing Polymer Assemblies via One-Pot Sequential RAFT Dispersion Polymerization. Macromol Rapid Commun 2018; 39:e1800291. [PMID: 29924440 DOI: 10.1002/marc.201800291] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2018] [Revised: 05/14/2018] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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ABC triblock copolymer assemblies with reversible "breathing" behaviors based on poly[oligo(ethylene glycol) methyl ether methacrylate]-b-poly(benzyl methacrylate)-b-poly[2-(diethylamino)ethyl methacrylate] (POEGMA-b-PBnMA-b-PDEA) are fabricated via one-pot sequential reverisble addition-fragmentation chain transfer dispersion polymerization. Using a POEGMA as the macromolecular chain transfer agent, chain extension with BnMA and DEA is conducted in ethanol, where PBnMA acts as the core-forming block, and the PDEA block endows the solvophilicity and CO2 -responsiveness. With the increment of the DP of PBnMA, the morphology of the assemblies evolves from spheres to worms, and to vesicles, while it degenerates from conglutinated vesicles to spheres as the DP of PDEA increases. After replacing ethanol with water, the morphologies of these assemblies remain unchanged, while their size decreases due to the collapse of the hydrophobic PDEA chains. Interestingly, due to the protonation and deprotonation of PDEA blocks, both the spheres and vesicles manifest a reversible expansion/shrinkage upon alternative CO2 /Ar stimulation, exhibiting distinctive breathing feature.
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- Min Zeng
- Key Lab of Organic Optoelectronics and Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education, Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, P. R. China
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- Key Lab of Organic Optoelectronics and Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education, Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, P. R. China
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- Polymer Research Institute, State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610065, P. R. China
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- Key Lab of Organic Optoelectronics and Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education, Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, P. R. China
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Ye Q, Huo M, Zeng M, Liu L, Peng L, Wang X, Yuan J. Photoinduced Reversible Worm-to-Vesicle Transformation of Azo-Containing Block Copolymer Assemblies Prepared by Polymerization-Induced Self-Assembly. Macromolecules 2018. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.8b00340] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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- Qiquan Ye
- Key Lab of Organic Optoelectronics and Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education, Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, P. R. China
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- Key Lab of Organic Optoelectronics and Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education, Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, P. R. China
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- Key Lab of Organic Optoelectronics and Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education, Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, P. R. China
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- Key Lab of Organic Optoelectronics and Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education, Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, P. R. China
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- Key Lab of Organic Optoelectronics and Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education, Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry and Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology, University of Waterloo, 200 University Avenue, Waterloo, ON N2L 3G1, Canada
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- Key Lab of Organic Optoelectronics and Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education, Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, P. R. China
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Zhu G, Huang Z, Xu Z, Yan LT. Tailoring Interfacial Nanoparticle Organization through Entropy. Acc Chem Res 2018; 51:900-909. [PMID: 29589915 DOI: 10.1021/acs.accounts.8b00001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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The ability to tailor the interfacial behaviors of nanoparticles (NPs) is crucial not only for the design of novel nanostructured materials with superior properties and of interest for many promising applications such as water purification, enhanced oil recovery, and innovative energy transduction, but also for a better insight into many biological systems where nanoscale particles such as proteins or viruses can interact and organize at certain interfaces. As a class of emerging building blocks, Janus NPs consisting of two compartments of different chemistry or polarity are ideal candidates to generate tunable and stable interfacial nanostructures because of the asymmetric nature. However, precise control over such interfacial nanostructures toward a controllable order and even responses to various external stimuli still remains a great challenge as the interfaces do not simply serve as a scaffold but rather induce complex enthalpic and entropic interactions. In this Account, we focus on our efforts on exploiting entropy strategies based on computational design to tailor the spatial distribution and ordering of NPs at the interfaces of various systems. First, we introduce the physical principle of entropic ordering, being the theoretical basis of entropy-directed interfacial self-assembly. The typical types of entropy, which have been harnessed to manipulate the interfacial NP organization, are then summarized, including conformational entropy, shape entropy, and rotational and vibrational entropy. Next, we describe the emerging pathways in the development of novel environmentally responsive systems which involve the use of entropy to access the stimuli-responsive behaviors of interfacial nanostructures. Taking one step further, how molecular architectures can be tailored to tune the entropic contributions to the interfacial self-assembly is demonstrated, through identifying the effects of various intrinsic properties of block segments, such as chain length and stiffness, on entropy-governed precise organization of Janus NPs at block copolymer interfaces. Finally, we detail some key factors for tailoring interfacial organization through entropy. In summary, entropy strategies offer a promising and abundant framework for precisely programming the structural organization of NPs at interfaces. We discuss future directions to signify the framework in tailoring the interfacial organization of NPs. We hope that this Account will promote further efforts toward fundamental research and the wide applications of designed interfacial assemblies in new types of functional nanomaterials and beyond.
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- Guolong Zhu
- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, Department of Chemical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, Department of Chemical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, Department of Chemical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, Department of Chemical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, P. R. China
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Huo M, Wan Z, Zeng M, Wei Y, Yuan J. Polymerization-induced self-assembly of liquid crystalline ABC triblock copolymers with long solvophilic chains. Polym Chem 2018. [DOI: 10.1039/c8py00643a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Polymerization-induced self-assembly was exploited to investigate the self-assembly behavior of liquid crystalline triblock copolymers with long solvophilic chains.
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- Meng Huo
- Key Lab of Organic Optoelectronics and Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education
- Department of Chemistry
- Tsinghua University
- Beijing
- China
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- Key Lab of Organic Optoelectronics and Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education
- Department of Chemistry
- Tsinghua University
- Beijing
- China
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- Key Lab of Organic Optoelectronics and Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education
- Department of Chemistry
- Tsinghua University
- Beijing
- China
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- Key Lab of Bioorganic Phosphorus Chemistry & Chemical Biology of Ministry of Education
- Department of Chemistry
- Tsinghua University
- Beijing
- China
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- Key Lab of Organic Optoelectronics and Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education
- Department of Chemistry
- Tsinghua University
- Beijing
- China
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Huo M, Zeng M, Wu D, Wei Y, Yuan J. Topological engineering of amphiphilic copolymers via RAFT dispersion copolymerization of benzyl methacrylate and 2-(perfluorooctyl)ethyl methacrylate for polymeric assemblies with tunable nanostructures. Polym Chem 2018. [DOI: 10.1039/c8py00029h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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RAFT dispersion copolymerization of benzyl methacrylate and 2-(perfluorooctyl)ethyl methacrylate enables the regulation of the nanostructure of polymer assemblies.
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- Meng Huo
- Key Lab of Organic Optoelectronics and Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education
- Department of Chemistry
- Tsinghua University
- Beijing
- China
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- Key Lab of Organic Optoelectronics and Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education
- Department of Chemistry
- Tsinghua University
- Beijing
- China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences
- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Physics & Chemistry
- Institute of Chemistry
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Beijing 100190
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- Key Lab of Bioorganic Phosphorus Chemistry & Chemical Biology of Ministry of Education
- Department of Chemistry
- Tsinghua University
- Beijing
- China
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- Key Lab of Organic Optoelectronics and Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education
- Department of Chemistry
- Tsinghua University
- Beijing
- China
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