Journal article
Amphiphilic Janus Gold Nanoparticles via Combining “Solid-State Grafting-to” and “Grafting-from” Methods
Journal of the American Chemical Society, v 130(35), pp 11594-11595
03 Sep 2008
PMID: 18693735
Abstract
Despite the great efforts that have been made toward obtaining Janus architectures, synthesizing sub-10 nanometer Janus nanoparticles (NPs) modified with different types of polymers remains a challenging task. In this Communication, “solid-state grafting-to” and “grafting-from” methods were combined to obtain Janus gold NPs (AuNPs) modified with two types of polymer chains on the opposite sides of the NP. We used functionalized polymer single crystals as the solid substrates to immobilize AuNPs. We then used atom transfer radical polymerization to grow polymer chains on the “free” side of the AuNPs. Amphiphilic polyethylene oxide (PEO)-Au-poly(methyl methacrylate), PEO-Au-poly(tert-butyl acrylate) and hydrophilic PEO-Au-poly(acrylic acid) were synthesized. The Janus nature was demonstrated using a platinum-nanoparticle-decoration method. Using polymer single crystals as the reaction substrates is advantageous because they afford higher throughput compared with self-assembled monolayers. Dissolution of the single crystal also leads to NPs with defined polymer patches. We anticipate that our approach could serve as a generic method for synthesizing polymer-functionalized, sub-10 nm Janus NPs. This unique system holds promises for achieving controlled assembly and tunable optic and electronic properties of NPs.
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- Title
- Amphiphilic Janus Gold Nanoparticles via Combining “Solid-State Grafting-to” and “Grafting-from” Methods
- Creators
- Bingbing WangBing LiBin ZhaoChristopher Y Li
- Publication Details
- Journal of the American Chemical Society, v 130(35), pp 11594-11595
- Publisher
- American Chemical Society; Washington, DC
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Materials Science and Engineering
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000258792000016
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-51349159601
- Other Identifier
- 991014878333504721
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- Domestic collaboration
- Web of Science research areas
- Chemistry, Multidisciplinary