Polymer Chemistry · 2014 · 61 citations · 43 references
Materials ScienceMacromolecular ChemistryEngineeringBlock Co-polymersPolymer NanotechnologySelf-assemblyPolymer ScienceStearyl MethacrylateNanostructured PolymerPolymer CharacterizationLocal OrderBiomedical EngineeringCore-forming PolyBiomolecular EngineeringPolymer Self-assemblyPolymer ChemistryPolymer SynthesisPolymers
Semi-crystalline diblock copolymer spheres, worms or vesicles are prepared by polymerization-induced self-assembly <italic>via</italic> RAFT dispersion polymerization of stearyl methacrylate. DSC studies confirm local order for the core-forming poly(stearyl methacrylate) chains.
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