Aerogels are extremely high surface area, low density materials with applications including thermal and acoustic insulators, radiation detectors and cometary dust particle traps. However, their low density and aggregate structure makes them extremely fragile and practically impossible to machine or handle without breaking. This has led to the development of aerogel composites with enhanced mechanical properties through the addition of polymers or surface modifiers. To date, attempts to strengthen aerogels have come with significant increases in density and processing time. Here I will describe our search for a solution to these problems with our invention using methyl cyanoacrylate chemical vapor deposition (CVD) to strengthen silica, aminated silica and bridged polysilsesquioxane aerogels. This approach led to a strength improvement of the composites within hours and the strongest composite prepared had a 100x strength improvement over the precursor aerogel. We also developed the first approach to control the molecular weight of the polymers that reinforce silica aerogels using surface-initiated atom transfer radical polymerization (SI-ATRP). Although PMMA reinforcement of silica aerogels improved the mechanical properties, further strength improvements were achieved by cross-linking the grafted PMMA. Additionally, we developed the first silica aerogels reinforced with polyaniline nanofibers that were strong and electrically conductive. Reinforcing silica aerogels with polyaniline allowed them to be used as a sensor for the detection of protonating and deprotonating gaseous species. Finally we developed a new approach for the synthesis of silica and bridged polysilsesquioxane spheres using a surfactant free synthesis. This approach allowed for the first in-situ incorporation of base sensitive functionalities during the sol-gel polymerization.

In the last decade processes known as living/controlled radical polymerizations (L/CRP) have been developed which permit the synthesis of high-value specialty polymers. Currently, the three processes that have demonstrated the most potential are: reverse addition fragmentation chain transfer polymerization (RAFT), atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) and stable free radical polymerization (SFRP). While each process has their strengths and weaknesses with regard to specific polymers and architecture, the viability of these systems to industrial scale production all lie in the ability to perform the polymerization in a water based system because of process, environmental and economic advantages. The most effective method of controlling the polymerization of vinyl acetate in bulk has been RAFT. We have developed a miniemulsion RAFT polymerization using the xanthate methyl (ethoxycarbonothioyl)sulfanyl acetate. The miniemulsion is stabilized with 3 wt% sodium lauryl sulfate, initiated with the azo-based water-soluble VA-060. The main focus of this research was adapting ATRP to a miniemulsion system. It was determined that ionic surfactants can be successfully employed in emulsion-based ATRP. The cationic surfactant cetyltrimethylammonium bromide provides excellent stability of the latex over a range of surfactant loadings (allowing the particle size to be easily manipulated), at temperatures up to 90 C, for a wide variety of ATRP formulations. A new method of initiation was developed for reverse ATRP, using the redox pair hydrogen peroxide/ascorbic acid. This nearly eliminated the induction period at the start of the polymerization, increased the polymerization rate 5 fold and, surprisingly, enabled the formation of well-controlled polymers with a number-average molecular (Mn) weight approaching 1 million (typically ATRP is limited to ~200 000). The ability to control the particle size and the number of polymer chains (through the target Mn) over a wide range of values allowed us to determine that ATRP is influenced by compartmentalization effects. The knowledge gained from our work in L/CRP was used to develop the surfactant-free SFRP of styrene. A multi-stage approach was adopted starting from dilute styrene/water solutions to favor the formation of the alkoxyamine and short chain SG1-oligomers (stage one) before the addition of the majority of the styrene (stage two). / Thesis (Ph.D, Chemical Engineering) -- Queen's University, 2007-09-14 12:09:32.266

L'objectif de ce mémoire de thèse est de présenter une nouvelle méthode de synthèse des polymères à empreintes moléculaires, permettant le contrôle de la formation de l'empreinte et la formation du réseau polymère au plus proche de la cible, dans le but d'améliorer leurs capacités. Pour atteindre cet objectif, nous avons choisi d'utiliser la polymérisation radicalaire contrôlée pour la formation du réseau, et le procédé de polymérisation par précipitation pour le contrôle de la morphologie des particules contenant les empreintes.

The use of living radical polymerization methods has shown significant potential to control grafting of polymers from inert polymeric substrates. The objective of this thesis is to create advanced substrates for use in combinatorial chemistry applications through the use of g-radiation as a radical source, and the use of RAFT, ATRP and RATRP living radical techniques to control grafting polymerization. The substrates grafted were polypropylene SynPhase lanterns from Mimotopes and are intended to be used as supports for combinatorial chemistry. ATRP was used to graft polymers to SynPhase lanterns using a technique where the lantern was functionalized by exposing the lanterns to gamma-radiation from a 60Co radiation source in the presence of carbon tetra-bromide, producing short chain polystyrene tethered bromine atoms, and also with CBr4 directly functionalizing the surface. Styrene was then grafted off these lanterns using ATRP. MMA was graft to the surface of SynPhase lanterns, using g-radiation initiated RATRP at room temperature. It was found that the addition of the thermal initiator, AIBN, successfully increased the concentration of radicals to a level where we could achieve proper control of the polymerization. RAFT was used to successfully control the grafting of styrene, acrylic acid and N,N???-dimethylacrylamide to polypropylene SynPhase Lanterns via a -initiated RAFT agent mediated free radical polymerization process using cumyl phenyldithioacetate and cumyl dithiobenzoate RAFT agents. Amphiphilic brush copolymers were produced with a novel combined RAFT and ATRP system. Polystyrene-co-poly(vinylbenzyl chloride) created using gamma-radiation and controlled with the RAFT agent PEPDA was used as a backbone. The VBC moieties were then used as initiator sites for the ATRP grafting of t-BA to give a P(t-BA) brush that was then hydrolyzed to produce a PAA brush polymer. FMOC loading tests were conducted on all these lanterns to assess their effectiveness as combinatorial chemistry supports. It was found that the loading could be controlled by adjusting the graft ratio of the lanterns and had a comparable loading to those commercially produced by Mimotopes.

O objetivo do presente estudo visa o desenvolvimento de um copolímero em bloco constituído por metacrilato de metila (MMA) e de dimetilaminoetila (DMAEMA), tendo como macroniciador poli--caprolactona dibromada (Br-PCL-Br), e que permite formar nanocápsulas sensíveis ao pH, contendo ou não o tripeptídeo leucina-ácido aspártico-valina (LDV) na superfície para a vetorização ativa de anti-neoplásicos. Os métodos envolveram diferentes abordagens sintéticas testadas, sendo que a técnica de transferência eletrônica por regeneração de ativadores (ATRP-ARGET) permitiu obter o copolímero PCL-P(MMA-DMAEMA)2 de forma mais prática e com rendimentos entre 30 e 70%. Por fim, o tripeptídeo LDV foi conjugado ao copolímero por meio do ligante metacrilato de 2-isocianato de etila (IEM). Um método por cromatografia líquida de alta eficiência (CLAE) foi adaptado para a quantificação da doxorrubicina e as nanopartículas foram preparadas por nanoprecipitação e avaliadas quanto à capacidade de expandir em diferentes pHs e citotoxicidade em células de câncer de mama. Os resultados do copolímero demonstram, por análises de infravermelho (IR-FT), sinais característicos em 2900 cm-1 e 1720 cm-1 correspondentes às funções –CH e –C=O. A análise de ressonância magnética nuclear de hidrogênio (RMN 1H) mostra a caracterização das cadeias hidrocarbônicas do copolímero, sendo que os deslocamentos químicos em 2,8 ppm e 3,8 ppm correspondem aos sinais dos grupamentos –CH2-N do DMAEMA e -OCH3 do MMA. As nanocápsulas preparadas a partir do copolímero expandiram de diâmetro quando expostas à pH ácido. Uma vez que o PMMA foi identificado como componente mais citotóxico, o copolímero foi otimizado por meio da redução da quantia de MMA. A quantificação da doxorrubicina encapsulada nas nanopartículas preparadas a partir dos copolímeros não otimizado (ARGET-A) e otimizado (ARGETB) foi de 61,42% e 64,88%, respectivamente. No estudo de citotoxicidade, as nanopartículas preparadas a partir do copolímero ARGET-B apresentaram-se eficazes no controle da proliferação celular de MCF-7. Conclui-se que o método de síntese ATRP-ARGET-B foi o mais apropriado para a produção do copolímero empregado no desenvolvimento de nanopartículas pH responsivas eficazes no 6 controle da proliferação de células tumorais. Ainda, existe a possibilidade do emprego do copolímero contendo o tripeptídeo LDV para alcançar uma vetorização ativa em células de câncer por meio da interação com integrinas específicas. Entretanto, até o presente, não foi realizada a avaliação das nanopartículas contendo LDV. / The objective of the present study looks for the development of a block copolymer constituted by methyl methacrylate (MMA) and dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate (DMAEMA), having poly--caprolactone dibromated (Br-PCL-Br) as a macroinitiator and, that could form pH sensible nanocapsules with or without the tripeptide leucineaspartic acid-valine (LDV) in its surface for active vectorization of anti-neoplasics. The methods employed different synthetic approaches tested, being that the activator regenerated by eletron transfer technique (ATRP-ARGET) allowed to obtain the copolymer PCL-P(MMA-DMAEMA)2 in a practicle way and with incomes between 30 and 70%. Finally, the tripeptide LDV was linked to the copolymer through the 2- isocyanatoethyl methacrylate (IEM). A high performance liquid chromatography method (HPLC) was adapted to doxorubicin quantification and, the nanopartircles were prepared by nanoprecipitation and evaluated conserning its ability to expand in different environments and citotoxycity in mammary cancer cells. The results from the copolymer demonstrated, by infrared (FT-IR), characteristic signals of 2900 cm-1 and 1720 cm-1 from the functions –CH and –C=O. And hydrogen nuclear magnetic resonance (RMN 1H) analysis allowed the characterization of the hydrogen-carbonic chains of the copolymer, being that the chemical displacement in 2,8 ppm and 3,8 ppm corresponds to the signals of the groups –CH2-N from DMAEMA and –O-CH3 from MMA. The nanocapsules prepared from the copolymer expanded its diameter when exposed to acidic pH. Once PMMA was identified as the most toxic component the copolymer was optimized by the reduction of MMA amount. Doxorubicin quantification in the nanocapsules prepared with the copolymers not optimized (ARGET-A) and optimized (ARGET-B) was 61,42% and 64,88%, respectively. In the cytotoxicity study, the nanocapsules prepared from copolymer ARGET-B showed to be efficient to control the cellular proliferation of MCF-7. It can be concluded that the ATRP-ARGET-B method was the more appropriate one for the copolymer production, which was employed in nanocapsules pH responsive effective to control 8 tumor proliferation. Besides, there is the possibility to use the copolymer functionalized with LDV to achieve an active delivery to cancer cells by it interaction with specific integrins. However, till the present, it was not realized the evaluation of the nanocapsules with LDV.

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A atividade catalítica dos complexos 1 e 2 foi investigada na polimerização por abertura de anel via metátese (ROMP) de norborneno (NBE) e na polimerização radicalar por transferência de átomo (ATRP) de metacrilato de metila (MMA). As sínteses de polinorborneno (poliNBE) via ROMP com [RuCl2(PPh3)(S-dmso)2] como pré-catalisador foram avaliadas sob diferentes condições de reação ([EDA]/[Ru], [NBE]/[Ru], temperatura e tempo de reação). Os melhores rendimentos de poliNBE foram obtidos a 50 °C durante 120 minutos com razão molar [NBE]/[Ru] = 5000, na presença de 5 µL de EDA. A polimerização de MMA via ATRP foi conduzida independentemente usando os complexos 1 ou 2. Os testes catalíticos na ATRP de MMA foram avaliados em função das razões molares [EBiB]/[Ru] e [MMA]/[Ru] e do tempo de reação. Todos os experimentos via ATRP foram conduzidos à 85 °C. As polimerizações realizadas com 2 mostraram que as massas moleculares aumentaram linearmente com a conversão. As massas moleculares obtidas no estudo cinético com 1 também aumentaram com a conversão, mas foram maiores do que as massas moleculares teóricas. Este comportamento pode ser explicado pelo processo redox reversível de 2, como confirmado por voltametria cíclica. O complexo [RuCl2(PPh3)(S-dmso)2] (2) demonstrou menor atividade catalítica do que o complexo [RuCl2(S-dmso)3(O-dmso)] (1), o qual é consistente com o melhor controle na polimerização. / The [RuCl2(S-dmso)3(O-dmso)] (1) and [RuCl2(PPh3)(S-dmso)2] (2) complexes were synthesized and characterized by NMR, FTIR, cyclic voltammetry and elementary analysis. Their catalytic activity was investigated in the ring-opening metathesis polymerization (ROMP) of norbornene (NBE) and in the atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) of methyl methacrylate (MMA). Syntheses of polynorbornene (polyNBE) via ROMP with 2 as precatalyst were evaluated under different reaction conditions ([EDA]/[Ru], [NBE]/[Ru], temperature and reaction time; EDA is ethyldiazoacetate). PolyNBE yields were dependent on the EDA volume, monomer concentration, temperature and reaction time. The best yields of polyNBE were obtained at 50 °C for 120 min with [NBE]/[Ru] = 5000 in presence of 5 µL of EDA. MMA polymerization via ATRP was conducted independently using the complexes 1 and 2 as catalysts as a function of time and initiator and monomer concentration. The kinetic data for polymerizations carried out with 2 show that molecular weights increase linearly with conversion. The molecular weights obtained in the kinetic study with 1 also increase with conversion but show a marked deviation above the theoretical molecular weights. This behavior was explained by the reversible redox process of 2 as confirmed by cyclic voltammetry. The complex [RuCl2(S-dmso)2(PPh3)] (2) promotes the polymerization with a rate of polymerization slower than that obtained using the complex [RuCl2(S-dmso)3(O-dmso)] (1); it is consistent with the better control in the polymerization.

Submitted by André Hideki Silva Idehara (bigandrehideki@hotmail.com) on 2017-06-21T23:19:48Z No. of bitstreams: 1 DISSERTAÇÃO FINAL - HIDEKI - Versão com Ficha catalográfica.pdf: 3078841 bytes, checksum: c8af57c04331eeae745c24039f407fcd (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Luiz Galeffi (luizgaleffi@gmail.com) on 2017-06-22T16:55:21Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 idehara_ahs_me_sjrp.pdf: 3078841 bytes, checksum: c8af57c04331eeae745c24039f407fcd (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2017-06-22T16:55:21Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 idehara_ahs_me_sjrp.pdf: 3078841 bytes, checksum: c8af57c04331eeae745c24039f407fcd (MD5) Previous issue date: 2017-05-19 / A investigação de sistemas catalíticos duais capazes de mediar as reações de polimerização por abertura de anel via metátese (ROMP) e de polimerização radicalar por transferência de átomo (ATRP) simultaneamente é de grande interesse e importância na obtenção de novos materiais com potencial de aplicação. Neste estudo, novos complexos de Rutênio(II) coordenados a diferentes carbenos N-heterocíclicos derivados de cicloalquilaminas (ciclopentil (IPent) (1a), ciclohexil (IHex) (1b), cicloheptil (IHept) (1c) e ciclooctil (IOct) (1d)) foram sintetizados: [RuCl2(S-dmso)2(IPent)] (2a), [RuCl2(S-dmso)2(IHex)] (2b), [RuCl2(S-dmso)2(IHept)] (2c) e [RuCl2(S-dmso)2(IOct)] (2d). Os sais imidazólicos e seus respectivos complexos de rutênio foram caracterizados por FTIR, UV-Vis, RMN e voltametria cíclica, comprovando-se o sucesso na síntese dos mesmos. Os complexos planejados foram avaliados como precursores catalíticos em reações de ROMP de norborneno (NBE) e em reações de ATRP de metacrilato de metila (MMA). As sínteses de polinorborneno (poliNBE) via ROMP com os complexos 2a-d como pré-catalisadores foram avaliadas sob condições de reação ([EDA]/[Ru] = 28 (5 µL), [NBE]/[Ru] = 5000, temperatura de 50 ºC, utilizando clorofórmio como solvente, variando o tempo até 60 minutos. A polimerização de MMA via ATRP foi conduzida usando os complexos 2a-d na presença de etil-α-bromoisobutirato (EBiB) como iniciador. Os testes catalíticos foram avaliados em função do tempo de reação usando a razão molar [MMA]/[EBiB]/[Ru] = 1000/2/1. Todos os experimentos via ATRP foram conduzidos à 85 °C. A correlação linear do ln([MMA]0/[MMA]) em função do tempo na ATRP de MMA mediada pelos complexos 2a-d indica que a concentração de radicais permanece constante durante a polimerização. As massas moleculares aumentaram com a conversão com a diminuição dos valores de IPD, no entanto, as massas moleculares experimentais foram maiores do que as massas moleculares teóricas. Percebeu-se então que o melhor complexo, para mecanismo via ATRP, na condição descrita, foi o complexo 2d, mostrando uma boa conversão (próximo de 80%) com baixo IPD, enquanto que, para o mecanismo via ROMP, o complexo de melhor atividade foi o 2a. / The investigation of dual catalytic systems able to mediate simultaneously ring-opening metathesis polymerization (ROMP) and atom-transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) reactions is of great interest and importance in obtaining new materials with potential for application. In the study, new complexes of Ruthenium (II) coordinated to different N-heterocyclic carbenes derived from cycloalkylamines (cyclopentyl (IPent) (1a), cyclohexyl (IHex) (1b), cycloheptyl (IHept) (1c) and cyclooctyl (IOct) (1d), [RuCl2(S-dmso)2(IHept)] (2a), [RuCl2(S-dmso)2(IHex)] (2b) [RuCl2(S-dmso)2(IHept)] (2c) and [RuCl2(S-dmso)2(IOct)] (2d). The imidazole salts and their respective ruthenium complexes were characterized by FTIR, UV-Vis, NMR and cyclic voltammetry, proving the success in their synthesis. The planned complexes were evaluated as catalytic precursors in norbornene ROMP (NBE) reactions and in methyl methacrylate (MMA) ATRP reactions. The polynorbornene (polyNBE) syntheses via ROMP with complexes 2a-d as pre-catalysts were evaluated under reaction conditions ([EDA] / [Ru] = 28 (5 μL), [NBE] / [Ru] = 5000, The polymerization of MMA via ATRP was conducted using the complexes 2a-d in the presence of ethyl α-bromoisobutyrate (EBiB) as the initiator.The catalytic tests were evaluated As a function of the reaction time using the molar ratio [MMA] / [EBiB] / [Ru] = 1000/2/1. All ATRP experiments were conducted at 85 °C. The linear correlation of ln ([MMA]0 / [MMA]) as a function of time in MMA ATRP mediated by complexes 2a-d indicates that the concentration of radicals remains constant for a polymerization. As molecular weights increased with a conversion with a decrease in IPD values, however, as experimental molecular masses were higher than as theoretical molecular masses. It was then realized that the best complex, for mechanism via ATRP and in condition, was the 2d complex, showing a good conversion (close to 80%) with low IPD, whereas, for the mechanism via ROMP, the complex of Best activity was the 2a.

O objetivo do presente estudo visa o desenvolvimento de um copolímero em bloco constituído por metacrilato de metila (MMA) e de dimetilaminoetila (DMAEMA), tendo como macroniciador poli--caprolactona dibromada (Br-PCL-Br), e que permite formar nanocápsulas sensíveis ao pH, contendo ou não o tripeptídeo leucina-ácido aspártico-valina (LDV) na superfície para a vetorização ativa de anti-neoplásicos. Os métodos envolveram diferentes abordagens sintéticas testadas, sendo que a técnica de transferência eletrônica por regeneração de ativadores (ATRP-ARGET) permitiu obter o copolímero PCL-P(MMA-DMAEMA)2 de forma mais prática e com rendimentos entre 30 e 70%. Por fim, o tripeptídeo LDV foi conjugado ao copolímero por meio do ligante metacrilato de 2-isocianato de etila (IEM). Um método por cromatografia líquida de alta eficiência (CLAE) foi adaptado para a quantificação da doxorrubicina e as nanopartículas foram preparadas por nanoprecipitação e avaliadas quanto à capacidade de expandir em diferentes pHs e citotoxicidade em células de câncer de mama. Os resultados do copolímero demonstram, por análises de infravermelho (IR-FT), sinais característicos em 2900 cm-1 e 1720 cm-1 correspondentes às funções –CH e –C=O. A análise de ressonância magnética nuclear de hidrogênio (RMN 1H) mostra a caracterização das cadeias hidrocarbônicas do copolímero, sendo que os deslocamentos químicos em 2,8 ppm e 3,8 ppm correspondem aos sinais dos grupamentos –CH2-N do DMAEMA e -OCH3 do MMA. As nanocápsulas preparadas a partir do copolímero expandiram de diâmetro quando expostas à pH ácido. Uma vez que o PMMA foi identificado como componente mais citotóxico, o copolímero foi otimizado por meio da redução da quantia de MMA. A quantificação da doxorrubicina encapsulada nas nanopartículas preparadas a partir dos copolímeros não otimizado (ARGET-A) e otimizado (ARGETB) foi de 61,42% e 64,88%, respectivamente. No estudo de citotoxicidade, as nanopartículas preparadas a partir do copolímero ARGET-B apresentaram-se eficazes no controle da proliferação celular de MCF-7. Conclui-se que o método de síntese ATRP-ARGET-B foi o mais apropriado para a produção do copolímero empregado no desenvolvimento de nanopartículas pH responsivas eficazes no 6 controle da proliferação de células tumorais. Ainda, existe a possibilidade do emprego do copolímero contendo o tripeptídeo LDV para alcançar uma vetorização ativa em células de câncer por meio da interação com integrinas específicas. Entretanto, até o presente, não foi realizada a avaliação das nanopartículas contendo LDV. / The objective of the present study looks for the development of a block copolymer constituted by methyl methacrylate (MMA) and dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate (DMAEMA), having poly--caprolactone dibromated (Br-PCL-Br) as a macroinitiator and, that could form pH sensible nanocapsules with or without the tripeptide leucineaspartic acid-valine (LDV) in its surface for active vectorization of anti-neoplasics. The methods employed different synthetic approaches tested, being that the activator regenerated by eletron transfer technique (ATRP-ARGET) allowed to obtain the copolymer PCL-P(MMA-DMAEMA)2 in a practicle way and with incomes between 30 and 70%. Finally, the tripeptide LDV was linked to the copolymer through the 2- isocyanatoethyl methacrylate (IEM). A high performance liquid chromatography method (HPLC) was adapted to doxorubicin quantification and, the nanopartircles were prepared by nanoprecipitation and evaluated conserning its ability to expand in different environments and citotoxycity in mammary cancer cells. The results from the copolymer demonstrated, by infrared (FT-IR), characteristic signals of 2900 cm-1 and 1720 cm-1 from the functions –CH and –C=O. And hydrogen nuclear magnetic resonance (RMN 1H) analysis allowed the characterization of the hydrogen-carbonic chains of the copolymer, being that the chemical displacement in 2,8 ppm and 3,8 ppm corresponds to the signals of the groups –CH2-N from DMAEMA and –O-CH3 from MMA. The nanocapsules prepared from the copolymer expanded its diameter when exposed to acidic pH. Once PMMA was identified as the most toxic component the copolymer was optimized by the reduction of MMA amount. Doxorubicin quantification in the nanocapsules prepared with the copolymers not optimized (ARGET-A) and optimized (ARGET-B) was 61,42% and 64,88%, respectively. In the cytotoxicity study, the nanocapsules prepared from copolymer ARGET-B showed to be efficient to control the cellular proliferation of MCF-7. It can be concluded that the ATRP-ARGET-B method was the more appropriate one for the copolymer production, which was employed in nanocapsules pH responsive effective to control 8 tumor proliferation. Besides, there is the possibility to use the copolymer functionalized with LDV to achieve an active delivery to cancer cells by it interaction with specific integrins. However, till the present, it was not realized the evaluation of the nanocapsules with LDV.

L'objectif de ce mémoire de thèse est de présenter une nouvelle méthode de synthèse des polymères à empreintes moléculaires, permettant le contrôle de la formation de l'empreinte et la formation du réseau polymère au plus proche de la cible, dans le but d'améliorer leurs capacités. Pour atteindre cet objectif, nous avons choisi d'utiliser la polymérisation radicalaire contrôlée pour la formation du réseau, et le procédé de polymérisation par précipitation pour le contrôle de la morphologie des particules contenant les empreintes. / The objectif of this thesis was to find another method for the preparation of imprinting polymers allowing the control of the formation of the recognition sites, as well as the enhancement of their capacities. We think that beginning the polymer network near the template will permit to increase the recognition. In this purpose, we have used atom transfer radical polymerization and precipitation polymerization for the control of particle's morphologies.

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