Nanostructured Polymer Composite Nanoparticles Synthesized in a Single Step via Simultaneous ROMP and ATRP Under Microemulsion Conditions
Résumé
Ring-Opening Metathesis Polymerization (ROMP) and Atom-Transfer Radical Polymerization (ATRP) were carried out simultaneously under microemulsion conditions with 1st generation Grubbs catalyst playing a double role: ROMP initiator and ATRP controlling agent. Starting from two distinct microemulsions--one containing the monomers and the other the catalyst--well-defined composite nanoparticles with z-average hydrodynamic diameter smaller than 50 nm were prepared. Depending on the monomers droplet composition, homopolymers blends or graftcopolymers were synthesized in a one-pot, one-step, one-catalyst approach.