This book discusses how to prepare nanostructured materials, such as micelles and polymeric nanoparticles, via controlled/ living radical polymerization. The applications of those nanomaterials in fields such as medicine are also discussed.
The book is divided into the following sections: 1) Introduction; 2) Block, graft copolymers; 3) Star polymers via arm first and core first approaches; 4) Hyperbranched polymers; 5) Micelles: synthesis and limitations; 6) Responsive micelles and polymeric nanoparticles; 7) Liposomes and vesicles; 8) Micro/nanocapsules; 9) Nanogels and microgels; 10) Hybrid organic/inorganic nanoparticles; 11) Polymer grafted on surfaces
