@article{835d6023020f4be3862770fb1adafcba,
title = "Aqueous-Phase Ring-Opening Metathesis Polymerization-Induced Self-Assembly",
abstract = "We report aqueous-phase Ring-Opening Metathesis Polymerization-Induced Self-Assembly (ROMPISA) for forming well-defined micellar polymer nanoparticles at room temperature and high solids concentration (20 w/w%). This is achieved with a new polymerization initiator, in the form of a water-soluble cationic Hoveyda-Grubbs second generation catalyst. This reaction was used in water to produce diblock copolymers from norbornenyl monomers, which then self-assemble into myriad nanostructure morphologies for which a phase diagram was constructed. Additionally, the living nature of the polymerization initiated by the aqueous initiator was confirmed, as shown by kinetic evaluation under mild conditions in water.",
author = "Wright, {Daniel B.} and Touve, {Mollie A.} and Thompson, {Matthew P.} and Gianneschi, {Nathan C.}",
note = "Funding Information: This research was conducted with Government support under and awarded by DoD through a MURI from the Air Force Office of Scientific Research (FA-9550-16-1-0150) and a National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate (NDSEG) Fellowship, 32 CFR 168a. This work made use of the BioCryo facility of Northwestern University{\textquoteright}s NUANCE Center, which has received support from the Soft and Hybrid Nanotechnology Experimental (SHyNE) Resource (NSF ECCS-1542205); the MRSEC program (NSF DMR-1720139) at the Materials Research Center; the International Institute for Nanotechnology (IIN); and the State of Illinois, through the IIN. Dr Swagat Sahu is kindly thanked for the quaternary amine phenyl norbornene dicarboximide. Apeiron catalysts are thanked for the aqueous initiator (Aquamet). Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2018 American Chemical Society.",
year = "2018",
month = apr,
day = "17",
doi = "10.1021/acsmacrolett.8b00091",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "7",
pages = "401--405",
journal = "ACS Macro Letters",
issn = "2161-1653",
publisher = "American Chemical Society",
number = "4",
}