Surfactant-free synthesis of amphiphilic diblock copolymer nanoparticles via nitroxide-mediated emulsion polymerization

Abstract

Amphiphilic hairy nanoparticles are prepared in a one step, batch, heterogeneous polymerization of styrene or n-butyl acrylate, using a water-soluble poly(sodium acrylate) alkoxyamine macroinitiator based on the SG1 nitroxide.