@misc{LutzKristenSkrabaniaetal.2006,
  author    = {Lutz, Jean-Francois and Kristen, Juliane and Skrabania, Katja and Laschewsky, Andre},
  title     = {POLY 14-Synthetic strategies for preparing multicompartment micelles},
  series = {Abstracts of papers / American Chemical Society},
  volume    = {232},
  journal   = {Abstracts of papers / American Chemical Society},
  publisher = {American Chemical Society},
  address   = {Washington},
  isbn      = {0-8412-7426-6},
  issn      = {0065-7727},
  pages     = {1},
  year      = {2006},
  abstract  = {The fabrication of compartmented micellar systems is an exciting new area of research in the field of polymer self-assembly. Multicompartment micelles composed of a water-soluble shell and a segregated hydrophobic core can be obtained via direct aqueous self-assembly of preformed polymeric amphiphiles possessing one hydrophilic segment and two incompatible hydrophobic segments (e.g. hydrocarbon and fluorocarbon blocks). Such macromolecular building-blocks were prepared in the present work principally via reversible addition-fragmentation transfer polymerization (RAFT). Polysoaps or triblock macrosurfactants can be synthesized in high yields by RAFT under relatively straightforward experimental conditions.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{SkrabaniaMiasnikovaBivigouKoumbaetal.2011,
  author    = {Skrabania, Katja and Miasnikova, Anna and Bivigou Koumba, Achille Mayelle and Zehm, Daniel and Laschewsky, Andr{\´e}},
  title     = {Examining the UV-vis absorption of RAFT chain transfer agents and their use for polymer analysis},
  series = {Polymer Chemistry},
  volume    = {2},
  journal   = {Polymer Chemistry},
  number    = {9},
  publisher = {Royal Society of Chemistry},
  address   = {Cambridge},
  issn      = {1759-9954},
  doi       = {10.1039/c1py00173f},
  pages     = {2074 -- 2083},
  year      = {2011},
  abstract  = {The absorption characteristics of a large set of thiocarbonyl based chain transfer agents (CTAs) were studied by UV-vis spectroscopy in order to identify appropriate conditions for exploiting their absorbance bands in end-group analysis of polymers prepared by reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) polymerisation. Substitution pattern and solvent polarity were found to affect notably the wavelengths and intensities of the pi-pi*- and n-pi*-transition of the thiocarbonyl bond of dithioester and trithiocarbonate RAFT agents. Therefore, it is advisable to refer in end group analysis to the spectral parameters of low molar mass analogues of the active polymer chain ends, rather than to rely on the specific RAFT agent engaged in the polymerisation. When using appropriate conditions, the quantification of the thiocarbonyl end-groups via the pi-pi* band of the thiocarbonyl moiety around 300-310 nm allows a facile, sensitive and surprisingly precise estimation of the number average molar mass of the polymers produced, without the need of particular end group labels. Moreover, when additional methods for absolute molar mass determination can be applied, the quantification of the thiocarbonyl end-groups by UV-spectroscopy provides a good estimate of the degree of active end group for a given polymer sample.},
  language  = {en}
}
@inproceedings{LaschewskyLiangRabeetal.2012,
  author    = {Laschewsky, Andr{\´e} and Liang, Hua and Rabe, J{\"u}rgen P. and Skrabania, Katja and Stahlhut, Frank and Weiss, Jan and Zehm, Daniel},
  title     = {Molecularly designed polymer colloids From giant surfactants to multicompartment micelles},
  series = {Abstracts of papers : joint conference / The Chemical Institute of Cananda, CIC, American Chemical Society, ACS},
  volume    = {244},
  booktitle = {Abstracts of papers : joint conference / The Chemical Institute of Cananda, CIC, American Chemical Society, ACS},
  number    = {32},
  publisher = {American Chemical Society},
  address   = {Washington},
  issn      = {0065-7727},
  pages     = {1},
  year      = {2012},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{vonBerlepschBoettcherSkrabaniaetal.2009,
  author    = {von Berlepsch, Hans and Boettcher, Christoph and Skrabania, Katja and Laschewsky, Andr{\´e}},
  title     = {Complex domain architecture of multicompartment micelles from a linear ABC triblock copolymer revealed by cryogenic electron tomography},
  issn      = {1359-7345},
  doi       = {10.1039/B903658j},
  year      = {2009},
  abstract  = {Cryo-electron tomography of raspberry-like multicompartment micelles formed by a linear ABC triblock copolymer in water revealed that the fluorocarbon domains may be dispersed all over the hydrocarbon core.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{SkrabaniaLaschewskyvonBerlepschetal.2009,
  author    = {Skrabania, Katja and Laschewsky, Andr{\´e} and von Berlepsch, Hans and Boettcher, Christoph},
  title     = {Synthesis and micellar self-assembly of ternary hydrophilic-lipophilic-fluorophilic block copolymers with a linear PEO chain},
  issn      = {0743-7463},
  doi       = {10.1021/La900253j},
  year      = {2009},
  abstract  = {Linear amphiphilic diblock and ternary triblock copolymers were synthesized by the RAFT method in two successive steps using a poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO) macrochain transfer agent, butyl or 2-ethylhexyl acrylate, and 1H, 1H, 2H, 2H-perfluorodecyl acrylate. The diblock and the triblock copolymers, which consist of a hydrophilic, a lipophilic, and a short fluorophilic block, self-assemble in water into spherical micellar aggregates. Imaging by cryogenic transmission electron microscopy (cryo-TEM) revealed that the micellar cores of the aggregates made from these "triphilic" copolymers can undergo local phase separation to form a unique ultrastructure. In these multicompartment micelles, it appears that extended nonspherical domains, presumably made of nanocrystallites of the fluorocarbon block, are embedded in the hydrocarbon matrix forming the spherical micellar core. This novel internal structure of a micellar core is attributed to the mutual incompatibility of the fluorocarbon and hydrocarbon side chains in combination with the tendency of the used fluorocarbon acrylate monomer to undergo side-chain crystallization.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{SkrabaniavonBerlepschBoettcheretal.2010,
  author    = {Skrabania, Katja and von Berlepsch, Hans and B{\"o}ttcher, Christoph and Laschewsky, Andr{\´e}},
  title     = {Synthesis of ternary, hydrophilic-lipophilic-fluorophilic block copolymers by consecutive RAFT polymerizations and their self-assembly into multicompartment micelles},
  issn      = {0024-9297},
  doi       = {10.1021/Ma901913f},
  year      = {2010},
  abstract  = {Linear amphiphilic diblock and ternary triblock copolymers were synthesized by the RAFT method in three Successive Steps, using oligo(ethylene oxide) monomethyl ether acrylate, butyl or 2-ethylhexyl acrylate, and 1H, 1H, 2H, 2H-perfluorodecyl acrylate. The diblock and the triblock copolymers, which consist of a hydrophilic, a lipophilic, and a fluorophilic block, self-assemble in water into spherical micellar aggregates. Imaging by cryogenic transmission electron microscopy (cryo-TEM) revealed that the cores of the micellar aggregates made from these "triphilic" copolymers undergo local phase separation to form various ultrastructures, which depend sensitivity on the given block sequence. While the sequence hydrophilic-lipophilic-fluorophilic resulted in multicompartment cores with core-shell-corona morphology, the sequence lipophilic-hydrophilic-fluorophilic provided new "patched double micelle" and larger "soccer ball" structures.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{LaschewskyKirstenSkrabaniaetal.2006,
  author    = {Laschewsky, Andr{\´e} and Kirsten, Juliane and Skrabania, Katja and Storsberg, Joachim},
  title     = {Designing functional macrosurfactants via triblock tercopolymers},
  issn      = {0065-7727},
  year      = {2006},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{MertogluLaschewskySkrabaniaetal.2005,
  author    = {Mertoglu, Murat and Laschewsky, Andr{\´e} and Skrabania, Katja and Wieland, C.},
  title     = {New water soluble agents for reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer polymerization and their application in aqueous solutions},
  issn      = {0024-9297},
  year      = {2005},
  abstract  = {A series of nonionic, anionic, and cationic water-soluble monomers bearing the (meth)acrylate, (meth)acrylamide, or styrene moiety were polymerized in water by free-radical polymerization via reversible addition- fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT). Several new water-soluble RAFT agents based on dithiobenzoate were employed that are water soluble independently of the pH. One of them bears a fluorophore, enabling unsymmetrical double end-group labeling as well as the preparation of fluorescent-labeled polymers. The temperature-dependent stability of the new RAFT agents against hydrolysis was studied. Controlled polymerization in aqueous solution was possible with styrenic, acrylic, and methacrylic monomers; molar masses increase with conversion, and polydispersities are relatively low. But RAFT polymerization failed for an anionic itaconate. Whereas polymerizations of methacrylamides were slow at temperatures below 60 degrees C, such conditions proved favorable for the RAFT polymerization of acrylates and methacrylates, to minimize hydrolysis of the dithioester end-group functionality, and to improve the preparation of block copolymers},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{MertogluGarnierLaschewskyetal.2005,
  author    = {Mertoglu, Murat and Garnier, Sebastien and Laschewsky, Andr{\´e} and Skrabania, Katja and Storsberg, J.},
  title     = {Stimuli responsive amphiphilic block copolymers for aqueous media synthesised via reversible addition fragmentation chain transfer polymerisation (RAFT)},
  issn      = {0032-3861},
  year      = {2005},
  abstract  = {A series of RAFT agents was synthesised, and used to prepare various ionic. non-ionic and zwitterionic water- soluble polymers, in organic as well as in aqueous media. The RAFT process proved to be a powerful method to prepare functional polymers of complex structure. such as amphiphilic diblock and triblock copolymers. This includes polymers containing one or even two stimuli-sensitive hydrophilic blocks. Switching the hydrophilic character of a single or of several blocks by changing the PH, the temperature or the salt content demonstrated the variability of the molecular designs suited for stimuli-sensitive polymeric amphiphiles, and exemplified the concept of multiple-sensitive systems. (c) 2005 Published by Elsevier Ltd},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{LaschewskyPoundSkrabaniaetal.2007,
  author    = {Laschewsky, Andr{\´e} and Pound, Gwenaelle and Skrabania, Katja and Holdt, Hans-Joachim and Teller, Joachim},
  title     = {Unsymmetrical bifunctional trithiocarbonate as unexpected by-product in the synthesis of a dithioester RAFT agent},
  issn      = {0303-402X},
  doi       = {10.1007/s.00396-007-1653-5},
  year      = {2007},
  abstract  = {The trithiocarbonate 2-(benzylsulfanylthiocarbonylsulfanyl) propanoic acid is formed as minor by-product in the synthesis of the dithioester 2-((2-phenylthioacetyl)sulfanyl) propanoic acid via the Grignard route. The mechanism for this side reaction is not clear. The isolated trithiocarbonate may act as unsymmetrical but bifunctional RAFT agent in the aqueous polymerization of N,N-dimethyl acrylamide. Therefore, it is important to separate it completely from the dithioester before engaging the latter in controlled free radical polymerization to guarantee a maximum control.},
  language  = {en}
}