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Predictive Phase Diagrams for RAFT Aqueous Dispersion Polymerization: Effect of Block Copolymer Composition, Molecular Weight, and Copolymer Concentration by Blanazs, A, Ryan, A. J, Armes, S. P

“…Polymerization-induced self-assembly (PISA) of poly(glycerol monomethacrylate)–poly(2-hydroxypropyl methacrylate) (PGMA–PHPMA) diblocks is conducted using a…”
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Anionic Polyelectrolyte-Stabilized Nanoparticles via RAFT Aqueous Dispersion Polymerization by Semsarilar, M, Ladmiral, V, Blanazs, A, Armes, S. P

“…We report the synthesis of anionic sterically stabilized diblock copolymer nanoparticles via polymerization-induced self-assembly using a RAFT aqueous…”
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Cationic Polyelectrolyte-Stabilized Nanoparticles via RAFT Aqueous Dispersion Polymerization by Semsarilar, M, Ladmiral, V, Blanazs, A, Armes, S. P

“…We report the synthesis of cationic sterically stabilized diblock copolymer nanoparticles via polymerization-induced self-assembly (PISA) using a RAFT aqueous…”
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Novel Pickering Emulsifiers Based on pH-Responsive Poly(2-(diethylamino)ethyl methacrylate) Latexes by Morse, A. J, Armes, S. P, Thompson, K. L, Dupin, D, Fielding, L. A, Mills, P, Swart, R

“…The emulsion copolymerization of 2-(diethylamino)ethyl methacrylate (DEA) with a divinylbenzene cross-linker in the presence of monomethoxy-capped…”
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Facile Synthesis of Methacrylic ABC Triblock Copolymer Vesicles by RAFT Aqueous Dispersion Polymerization by Chambon, P, Blanazs, A, Battaglia, G, Armes, S. P

“…Poly(glycerol monomethacrylate-block-2-hydroxypropyl methacrylate) [PGMA–PHPMA] diblock copolymer vesicles are prepared by RAFT aqueous dispersion…”
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How Do Spherical Diblock Copolymer Nanoparticles Grow during RAFT Alcoholic Dispersion Polymerization? by Jones, E. R, Mykhaylyk, O. O, Semsarilar, M, Boerakker, M, Wyman, P, Armes, S. P

“…A poly­(2-(dimethylamino)­ethyl methacrylate) (PDMA) chain transfer agent (CTA) is used for the reversible addition–fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT)…”
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ABC Triblock Copolymer Worms: Synthesis, Characterization, and Evaluation as Pickering Emulsifiers for Millimeter-Sized Droplets by Mable, C. J, Thompson, K. L, Derry, M. J, Mykhaylyk, O. O, Binks, B. P, Armes, S. P

“…Polymerization-induced self-assembly (PISA) is used to prepare linear poly­(glycerol mono­methacrylate)–poly­(2-hydroxypropyl methacrylate)–poly­(benzyl…”
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Synthesis of Well-Defined Pyrrolidone-Based Homopolymers and Stimulus-Responsive Diblock Copolymers via RAFT Aqueous Solution Polymerization of 2‑(N‑Acryloyloxy)ethylpyrrolidone by Deane, O. J, Lovett, J. R, Musa, O. M, Fernyhough, A, Armes, S. P

“…Poly­(N-vinylpyrrolidone) (PNVP) is a well-known, highly polar, nonionic water-soluble polymer. However, N-vinylpyrrolidone (NVP) usually exhibits strongly…”
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How Does Cross-Linking Affect the Stability of Block Copolymer Vesicles in the Presence of Surfactant? by Chambon, P, Blanazs, A, Battaglia, G, Armes, S. P

“…Block copolymer vesicles are conveniently prepared directly in water at relatively high solids by polymerization-induced self-assembly using an aqueous…”
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Framboidal ABC triblock copolymer vesicles: a new class of efficient Pickering emulsifier by Mable, C J, Warren, N J, Thompson, K L, Mykhaylyk, O O, Armes, S P

“…Pickering emulsions offer important advantages over conventional surfactant-stabilized emulsions, including enhanced long-term stability, more reproducible…”
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A Robust Cross-Linking Strategy for Block Copolymer Worms Prepared via Polymerization-Induced Self-Assembly by Lovett, J. R, Ratcliffe, L. P. D, Warren, N. J, Armes, S. P, Smallridge, M. J, Cracknell, R. B, Saunders, B. R

“…A poly­(glycerol monomethacrylate) (PGMA) chain transfer agent is chain-extended by reversible addition–fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) statistical…”
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Biomimetic pH Sensitive Polymersomes for Efficient DNA Encapsulation and Delivery by Lomas, H., Canton, I., MacNeil, S., Du, J., Armes, S. P., Ryan, A. J., Lewis, A. L., Battaglia, G.

“…A novel gene delivery vector based on the ability of a synthetic amphiphilic block copolymer to mimic biological phospholipids by forming membrane‐enclosed…”
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Clay-Based Colloidosomes by Williams, Mark, Armes, S. P, York, David W

“…Poly(ethylene imine) (PEI) has been adsorbed onto the surface of Laponite clay nanoparticles from aqueous solution at pH 9 in order to produce an efficient…”
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Probing the mechanism for hydrogel-based stasis induction in human pluripotent stem cells: is the chemical functionality of the hydrogel important? by Sponchioni, M, O'Brien, C. T, Borchers, C, Wang, E, Rivolta, M. N, Penfold, N. J. W, Canton, I, Armes, S. P

“…It is well-known that pluripotent human embryonic stem cells (hPSC) can differentiate into any cell type. Recently, we reported that hPSC colonies enter stasis…”
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Novel Pickering Emulsifiers based on pH-Responsive Poly(tert-butylaminoethyl methacrylate) Latexes by Morse, A. J, Dupin, D, Thompson, K. L, Armes, S. P, Ouzineb, K, Mills, P, Swart, R

“…Emulsion copolymerization of 2-(tert-butylamino)­ethyl methacrylate in the presence of divinylbenzene (DVB) cross-linker and monomethoxy-capped poly­(ethylene…”
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SAXS studies of the thermally-induced fusion of diblock copolymer spheres: formation of hybrid nanoparticles of intermediate size and shape by Cornel, E. J, O'Hora, P. S, Smith, T, Growney, D. J, Mykhaylyk, O. O, Armes, S. P

“…Dilute dispersions of poly(lauryl methacrylate)-poly(benzyl methacrylate) (PLMA-PBzMA) diblock copolymer spheres (a.k.a. micelles) of differing mean particle…”
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Synthesis and Characterization of Novel pH-Responsive Microgels Based on Tertiary Amine Methacrylates by Amalvy, J. I, Wanless, E. J, Li, Y, Michailidou, V, Armes, S. P, Duccini, Y

“…Emulsion polymerization of 2-(diethylamino)ethyl methacrylate (DEA) in the presence of a bifunctional cross-linker at pH 8−9 afforded novel pH-responsive…”
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Synthesis of Sterically-Stabilized Polystyrene Latexes Using Well-Defined Thermoresponsive Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) Macromonomers by McKee, J. R, Ladmiral, V, Niskanen, J, Tenhu, H, Armes, S. P

“…A series of well-defined thermo-responsive poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) (PNIPAM) macromonomers was prepared by reversible addition–fragmentation chain transfer…”
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Preparation of Pickering Emulsions and Colloidosomes with Relatively Narrow Size Distributions by Stirred Cell Membrane Emulsification by Thompson, K. L, Armes, S. P, York, D. W

“…Stirred cell membrane emulsification has been used to prepare Pickering emulsions and covalently cross-linked colloidosomes using poly(glycerol…”
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Synthesis of Novel Folic Acid-Functionalized Biocompatible Block Copolymers by Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization for Gene Delivery and Encapsulation of Hydrophobic Drugs by Licciardi, M, Tang, Y, Billingham, N. C, Armes, S. P, Lewis, A. L

“…Two synthetic routes to folic acid (FA)-functionalized diblock copolymers based on 2-(methacryloyloxy)ethyl phosphorylcholine [MPC] and either…”
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