Formation of polymer vesicles by simultaneous chain growth and self-assembly of amphiphilic block copolymers.
Polymerization-induced formation of amphiphilic diblock copolymer vesicles is performed in water at high concentrations by a single-step nitroxide-mediated controlled free-radical emulsion polymerization of 4-vinylpyridine, initiated by a water-soluble poly(sodium acrylate) macroalkoxyamine at alkaline pH.
Delaittre
Guillaume
G
Laboratoire de Chimie des Polymères, UPMC Univ Paris 6 and CNRS, UMR 7610, Paris Cedex 05, France. g.delaittre@science.ru.nl
Dire
Charlotte
C
Rieger
Jutta
J
Putaux
Jean-Luc
JL
Charleux
Bernadette
B
D000180:Acrylic Resins / Q000737:chemistry*; D004337:Drug Carriers / Q000737:chemistry; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D049329:Nanostructures / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D010316:Particle Size; D011725:Pyridines / Q000737:chemistry*; D014867:Water / Q000737:chemistry*
D000180:Acrylic Resins; D004337:Drug Carriers; D011725:Pyridines; D014867:Water; C006903:carbopol 940; C029351:4-vinylpyridine