New functional poly(N-vinylpyrrolidone) based (co)polymers via photoinitiated cobalt-mediated radical polymerization

The photoinitiated cobalt-mediated radical polymerization enables the synthesis of novel alpha-functional and alpha, omega-telechelic polymers. In combination with ring-opening polymerization, it also produces new amphiphilic copolymers which self-assemble into flower-like vesicles in water.