Expanding the monomer scope of linear and branched vinyl polymerisations via copper-catalysed reversible-deactivation radical polymerisation of hydrophobic methacrylates using anhydrous alcohol solvents

The use of anhydrous alcohols for Cu-catalysed reversible-deactivation radical polymerisation of a wide range of hydrophobic methacrylates has been explored in detail.

Co-initiated hyperbranched-polydendron building blocks for the direct nanoprecipitation of dendron-directed patchy particles with heterogeneous surface functionality

A synthetic strategy branched polymer building blocks that allow the rapid construction of patchy nanoparticles is presented. Hyperbranched polydendrons with mixtures of PEG and thiol-functional dendrons nanoprecipitate to form isolated zones that are imaged with gold nanoparticles.

Unimolecular branched block copolymer nanoparticles in methanol for the preparation of poorly water-soluble drug nanoparticles

Unimolecular branched polymer nanoparticles are formed in methanol via a simple thermal annealing process, which can be used to produce aqueous drug nanoparticle suspensions.

Polymerization-induced self-assembly driving chiral nanostructured materials

Amino acid coated chiral nanostructured soft materials are made by the polymerization induced self-assembly (PISA) technique, where the post-polymerization chemical group transformation leads to a morphological transition.

Exploring the homogeneous controlled radical polymerisation of hydrophobic monomers in anti-solvents for their polymers: RAFT and ATRP of various alkyl methacrylates in anhydrous methanol to high conversion and low dispersity

RAFT and ATRP of nBuMA, tBuMA and MMA in anhydrous methanol (25–60 °C) without precipitation, yielding polymers with conversion up to 99%, Đ from 1.02 and DP_n ≤ 800 units.

Amide group-containing polar solvents as ligands for iron-catalyzed atom transfer radical polymerization of methyl methacrylate

Iron-catalyzed ATRP of MMA using polar solvents based on amide groups as ligands is reported.