Skandalis Athanasios, Sentoukas Theodore, Giaouzi Despoina, Kafetzi Martha, Pispas Stergios
Department of Materials, Imperial College London, London SW7 2AZ, UK.
Center of Polymer and Carbon Materials, Polish Academy of Sciences, PL-41-819 Zabrze, Poland.
Polymers (Basel). 2021 May 22;13(11):1698. doi: 10.3390/polym13111698.
This review article aims to cover the most recent advances regarding the synthesis of linear ABC-type triblock terpolymers and star-shaped polymers by RAFT polymerization, as well as their self-assembly properties in aqueous solutions. RAFT polymerization has received extensive attention, as it is a versatile technique, compatible with a great variety of functional monomers and reaction conditions, while providing exceptional and precise control over the final structure, with well-defined side-groups and post-polymerization engineering potential. Linear triblock terpolymers synthesis can lead to very interesting novel ideas, since there are countless combinations of stimuli/non-stimuli and hydrophilic/hydrophobic monomers that someone can use. One of their most interesting features is their ubiquitous ability to self-assemble in different nanostructures depending on their degree of polymerization (DP), block composition, solubilization protocol, internal and external stimuli. On the other hand, star-shaped polymers exhibit a more stable nanostructure, with a distinct crosslinked core and arm blocks that can also incorporate stimuli-responsive blocks for "smart" applications.
这篇综述文章旨在涵盖通过可逆加成-断裂链转移（RAFT）聚合合成线性ABC型三嵌段三元共聚物和星形聚合物的最新进展，以及它们在水溶液中的自组装性质。RAFT聚合受到了广泛关注，因为它是一种通用技术，与多种功能单体和反应条件兼容，同时能对最终结构提供出色而精确的控制，具有明确的侧基和聚合后工程潜力。线性三嵌段三元共聚物的合成可以产生非常有趣的新想法，因为刺激/非刺激和亲水/疏水单体有无数种组合可供使用。它们最有趣的特征之一是，根据其聚合度（DP）、嵌段组成、溶解方案、内部和外部刺激，它们普遍具有在不同纳米结构中自组装的能力。另一方面，星形聚合物表现出更稳定的纳米结构，具有独特的交联核心和臂嵌段，这些臂嵌段也可以包含用于“智能”应用的刺激响应嵌段。
