Polymerization‐Induced Self‐Assembly of Nonlinear Polymers
Polymerization-induced self-assembly (PISA) has become a scalable route to block copolymer nanoparticles with tunable morphologies, but most established PISA formulations focus on linear architectures. This review surveys recent progress in extending PISA to nonlinear polymers-highlighting how polymer topology reshapes nucleation, packing, interfacial curvature, and ultimately nanoparticle morphology-while also positioning PISA as a practical method for synthesizing architecturally complex macromolecules. Key advances are summarized across star, graft, bottlebrush, branched, and cyclic polymers. Finally, we also discuss future opportunities of PISA of nonlinear polymers that may provide some inspirations for researcher in this area.
Authors
- Jianbo Tan
- Ruiming Wang
- Li Zhang
Institutions
- Guangdong University of Technology (CN)
- FZU ‒ Institute of Physics of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic (CZ)
- South China University of Technology (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Chemistry - A European Journal
- Published
- 2026-04-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.70945
- Primary Topic
- Block Copolymer Self-Assembly
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China