Degradable polymeric nanomaterials with a high solid content and multiple morphologies by polymerization-induced self-assembly

Chem Commun (Camb). 2022 Mar 3;58(19):3182-3185. doi: 10.1039/d2cc00014h.

Abstract

The preparation of degradable polymeric nanomaterials with a high solid content and multiple morphologies is highly desirable but still challenging. Here, the RAFT dispersion polymerization of styrene and 5,6-benzo-2-methylene-1,3-dioxepane was demonstrated to achieve various morphologies, including spheres, vesicles, worms, and large compound vesicles, with a high solid content through polymerization-induced self-assembly, which opens up a new avenue for the preparation of degradable polymeric nanomaterials.