Biomimetic templating radical polymerisation in nanoreactors

其目的是开发聚合物的合成方法，通过自由基手段，即分子量分布和单体序列，对微观结构进行迄今为止无法实现的控制。这将通过将仿生模板自由基聚合和纳米反应器中的聚合这两个概念以亚微米尺寸的胶束或液滴的形式相结合来实现。将根据一种环境友好的方法，即利用二氧化碳生成细乳液，来扩大该方法的规模。提高控制聚合物微观结构的能力将使功能聚合物的先进设计在材料科学，纳米技术和纳米医学中具有深远的应用。

The aim is to develop methodology for synthesis of polymer with hitherto inaccessible control of the microstructure by free radical means, that is the molecular weight distribution and monomer sequences. This will be achieved by combining the two concepts of biomimetic templated radical polymerisation and polymerisation in nanoreactors in the form of submicron-sized micelles or droplets. Scale-up of the methodology will be developed based on an environmentally friendly approach whereby miniemulsions are generated using carbon dioxide. Increased ability to control the polymer microstructure will enable advanced design of functional polymers with far-reaching applications in materials science, nanotechnology and nanomedicine.