Diblock Copolymer Nanoparticles Act as Nanoreactors for the Synthesis of Sterically-Stabilized Inorganic Oxide Particles in Non-polar Media.
Well-defined diblock copolymer nanoparticles are prepared via reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) dispersion polymerization of 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate (HEMA) in a poly(α-olefin) oil at 90°C using a poly(lauryl methacrylate) (PLMA) precursor. The PHEMA cores of these nanoparticles are subsequentl...