Nanoreactors with narrow size distribution (ca. 60-100 nm) have been assembled by controlled radical polymerization in water using the RAFT controlling method and the PISA (Polymerization-Induced Self-Assembly strategy) to obtain polymer latexes with ca. 30% weight fraction of polymer material in one pot.<br/>We have previously obtained latexes with a neutral hydrophilic shell (50:50 mixture of methacrylic acid and polyethylene oxide methacrylate) and a hydrophobic polystyrene-based core, with two different architectures; core-cross-linked micelles (CCM) or nanogels (NG). We now present synthetic pathways leading to latexes of negatively and positively charged CCM and NG objects, and the possibility of including ligand-functionalized monomers in the hydrophobic core for application to catalysis. The swelling capacities of the hydrophobic cores and the polymer particle morphology have been investigated by NMR, DLS and TEM techniques.

New polymeric architectures: Versatility of neutral and charged nanoreactors

254th National Meeting (2017)

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