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Nanopod Formation through Gold Nanoparticle Templated and Catalyzed Cross-linking of Polymers Bearing Pendant Propargyl Ethers

Year: 2010

Type: article

Abstract: A novel method for synthesizing polymer nanopods from a linear polymer bearing pendant propargyl ether groups, using gold nanoparticles as both the template and the catalyst for the cross-linking reaction, is reported. The transformations involved in the cross-linking process are unprecedented on the surface of a gold particle. A tentative cross-linking mechanism is proposed.

Source: Journal of the American Chemical Society

DOI: 10.1021/ja107224s

Authors: Ke Zhang, Joshua I. Cutler, Jian Zhang, Dan Zheng, Evelyn Auyeung, Chad A. Mirkin

Institutions: Northwestern University, International Institute for Nanotechnology

Language: English

Topic: Advanced Polymer Synthesis and Characterization

Subfield: Organic Chemistry

Field: Chemistry

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: green

Funders: U.S. Department of Energy, National Cancer Institute

Awards: Nanomaterials for Cancer Diagnostics and Therapeutics, TAS::89 0227::TAS RECOVERY; NEW: RECOVERY ACT - CENTER FOR INTEGRATED TRAINING IN FAR-FROM-EQUILIBRIUM AND ADAPTIVE MATERIALS (CITFAM) -- EFRC; PI -