PISA

Coupling polymerization equilibrium with PISA facilitates depolymerization
May 11, 2024 / Group News Publication
In a recent paper published in JACS, We report that increasing temperature during the polymerization-induced self-assembly can depolymerize the solvophobic block and thus induce a reversible morphological transition by temperature swing.

Autonomous supramolecular polymerization of micellar building blocks
February 1, 2022 / Group News Publication
“In-Situ Supramolecular Polymerization of Micellar Nanoobjects Induced by Polymerization” by Nam Young Ahn et al. was published in ACS Macro Letters.

Polymerization-induced self-assembly in the presence of a cross-linker
August 4, 2020 / Group News Publication
“Cross-linking polymerization-induced self-assembly to produce branched core cross-linked star block polymer micelles” by Jongmin Park, Nam Young Ahn, and Myungeun Seo was published in Polymer Chemistry. Link: https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2020/PY/D0PY00515K#!divAbstract