title: Emerging synthetic strategies for core cross-linked star (CCS) polymers and applications as interfacial stabilizers: bridging linear polymers and nanoparticles.
abstract: Core cross-linked star (CCS) polymers become increasingly important in polymer science and are evaluated in many value-added applications. However, limitations exist to varied degrees for different synthetic methods. It is clear that improvement in synthetic efficiency is fundamental in driving this field moving even further. Here, the most recent advances are highlighted in synthetic strategies, including cross-linking with cross-linkers of low solubility, polymerization-induced self-assembly in aqueous-based heterogeneous media, and cross-linking via dynamic covalent bonds. The understanding of CCS polymers is also further refined to advocate their role as an intermediate between linear polymers and polymeric nanoparticles, and their use as interfacial stabilizers is rationalized within this context.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Nanochemistry and Nanobiology, College of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University, Shanghai, 200444, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Qijing
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Xueteng
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Cao
authors.forename: Yuanyuan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Zesheng
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: An
mesh_terms: D001897:Boronic Acids / Q000737:chemistry; D061565:Cycloaddition Reaction; D045703:Emulsifying Agents / Q000737:chemistry; D053758:Nanoparticles / Q000737:chemistry*; D043942:Nanotubes / Q000737:chemistry; D058105:Polymerization; D011108:Polymers / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry*; D012995:Solubility
chemical_list: D001897:Boronic Acids; D045703:Emulsifying Agents; D011108:Polymers
keywords: dynamic covalent bonds; emulsions; living polymerizations; stabilizers; star polymers