After a brief history that positions polymerization‐induced self‐assembly (PISA) in the field of
polymer chemistry, this Review will cover the fundamentals of the PISA mechanism …

Drug delivery systems (DDS) based on functionalized polymeric nanoparticles have
attracted considerable attention. Although great advances have been reported in the past …

Rapid developments in the polymerization‐induced self‐assembly (PISA) technique have
paved the way for the environmentally friendly production of nanoparticles with tunable size …

Molecular design and biomimetic/bioinspired synthesis provide facile ways for the
construction of functional nanomaterials for various applications. Peptide-based functional …

Amphiphilic copolymers can self-assemble into nano-objects in aqueous solution. However,
the self-assembly process is usually performed in a diluted solution (< 1 wt%), which greatly …

Self-assembled 1D block copolymer nanoparticles (micelles) are of interest for a range of
applications. However, morphologically pure samples are often challenging to access, and …

Polymerization-induced self-assembly (PISA) has been established as a powerful strategy
for fabrication of polymeric nano-objects in the past decade. However, in comparison with …

Polylactide (PLA) is among the most common biodegradable polymers, with applications in
various fields, such as renewable and biomedical industries. PLA features poly (D-lactic …

Stimuli-responsive polymeric vesicles have attracted great attention in drug delivery due to
their intrinsic hollow structures and “on demand” release of drugs upon environmental …

It is well-recognized that block copolymer self-assembly in solution typically produces
spheres, worms or vesicles, with the relative volume fraction of each block dictating the …