화학공학소재연구정보센터
Macromolecules, Vol.52, No.14, 5168-5176, 2019
RAFT Dispersion Polymerization in the Presence of Block Copolymer Nanoparticles and Synthesis of Multicomponent Block Copolymer Nanoassemblies
Multicomponent block copolymer nanoassemblies are constructed by two or more than two block copolymers. Herein, multicomponent block copolymer nanoparticles constructed with poly(4-vinylpyridine)-block-polystyrene (P4VP-b-PS) and poly(ethylene glycol)-block-polystyrene (PEG-b-PS) are synthesized by RAFT dispersion polymerization of styrene employing poly(ethylene glycol) trithiocarbonate (PEG-TTC) as the macromolecular chain transfer agent (macro-CTA) in the presence of P4VP-b-PS nanoparticles, which are presynthesized by ATRP dispersion polymerization. It is found that multicomponent block copolymer nanoassemblies instead of the mixture of the PEG-b-PS nanoassemblies and the P4VP-b-PS nanoparticles are formed under suitable conditions. The possibility how multicomponent block copolymer nanoassemblies are synthesized is discussed, and the evolution of the size and/or morphology of the multicomponent block copolymer nanoassemblies is investigated.