@misc{nieswandt_synthesis_of_2019, 
author={Nieswandt, K., Georgopanos, P., Abetz, C., Filiz, V., Abetz, V.},
title={Synthesis of Poly(3-vinylpyridine)-Block-Polystyrene Diblock Copolymers via Surfactant-Free RAFT Emulsion Polymerization},
year={2019},
howpublished = {journal article},
doi = {https://doi.org/10.3390/ma12193145},
abstract = {In this work, we present a novel synthetic route to diblock copolymers based on styrene and 3-vinylpyridine monomers. Surfactant-free water-based reversible addition–fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) emulsion polymerization of styrene in the presence of the macroRAFT agent poly(3-vinylpyridine) (P3VP) is used to synthesize diblock copolymers with molecular weights of around 60 kDa. The proposed mechanism for the poly(3-vinylpyridine)-block-poly(styrene) (P3VP-b-PS) synthesis is the polymerization-induced self-assembly (PISA) which involves the in situ formation of well-defined micellar nanoscale objects consisting of a PS core and a stabilizing P3VP macroRAFT agent corona. The presented approach shows a well-controlled RAFT polymerization, allowing for the synthesis of diblock copolymers with high monomer conversion. The obtained diblock copolymers display microphase-separated structures according to their composition.},
note = {Online available at: \url{https://doi.org/10.3390/ma12193145} (DOI). Nieswandt, K.; Georgopanos, P.; Abetz, C.; Filiz, V.; Abetz, V.: Synthesis of Poly(3-vinylpyridine)-Block-Polystyrene Diblock Copolymers via Surfactant-Free RAFT Emulsion Polymerization. Materials. 2019. vol. 12, no. 19, 3145. DOI: 10.3390/ma12193145}}