All poly(ionic liquid) block copolymer nanoparticles from antagonistic isomeric macromolecular blocks <i>via</i> aqueous RAFT polymerization-induced self-assembly
Jérémy Depoorter, Xibo Yan, Biao Zhang, Guillaume Sudre, Aurélia Charlot, Étienne Fleury, Julien Bernard
Abstract
All-poly(ionic liquid) block copolymer nanoparticles are prepared by aqueous RAFT PISA using a couple of isomeric ionic liquid monomers leading to macromolecular building blocks with antagonistic solution behavior in water.
Topics & Concepts
CopolymerRaftMacromoleculeAqueous solutionMonomerReversible addition−fragmentation chain-transfer polymerizationIonic liquidPolymerizationPolymer chemistryIonic bondingChemistryNanoparticleChain transferChemical engineeringMaterials scienceRadical polymerizationPolymerOrganic chemistryCatalysisNanotechnologyIonEngineeringBiochemistryAdvanced Polymer Synthesis and CharacterizationBlock Copolymer Self-AssemblyIonic liquids properties and applications