Synthesis of core-crosslinked nanoparticles with controlled cylindrical shape and narrowly-dispersed size via core-shell brush block copolymer templates Academic Article uri icon

abstract

  • The preparation of core-crosslinked nanocylinders with well-defined shape and narrowly-dispersed size by using a core-shell brush block copolymer as a unimolecular template was demonstrated. Limiting the crosslinking reactions to proceed only within the core of the templates provided nanoscale regiochemical control, via the pre-established spatial arrangement of the reactive alkenyl functional groups, and avoided potential intermolecular reaction complications. This strategy may be further extended for the synthesis of a broad variety of crosslinked nanostructures with diverse shapes and sizes by using brush copolymer templates having different compositional, structural and topological features. These crosslinked polymeric nanoparticles with well-controlled shapes and sizes may be further functionalized and sequentially utilized to construct nanoscale objects for a variety of interesting applications.

published proceedings

  • ADVANCED MATERIALS

altmetric score

  • 3

author list (cited authors)

  • Cheng, C., Qi, K., Germack, D. S., Khoshdel, E., & Wooley, K. L.

citation count

  • 47

complete list of authors

  • Cheng, Chong||Qi, Kai||Germack, David S||Khoshdel, Ezat||Wooley, Karen L

publication date

  • October 2007

publisher