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Optically active composite nanoparticles with chemical bonds between core and shell

  1. Xiaofeng Luo1,2,
  2. Xiaoqing Liu1,2,
  3. Bo Chen1,2,
  4. Jianping Deng1,2,*,
  5. Wantai Yang1,2

Article first published online: 13 OCT 2010

DOI: 10.1002/pola.24376

Issue

Journal of Polymer Science Part A: Polymer Chemistry

Journal of Polymer Science Part A: Polymer Chemistry

Volume 48, Issue 23, pages 5611–5617, 1 December 2010

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How to Cite

Luo, X., Liu, X., Chen, B., Deng, J. and Yang, W. (2010), Optically active composite nanoparticles with chemical bonds between core and shell. J. Polym. Sci. A Polym. Chem., 48: 5611–5617. doi: 10.1002/pola.24376

Author Information

  1. 1

    State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China

  2. 2

    College of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China

*State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing 100029, China

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 28 OCT 2010
  2. Article first published online: 13 OCT 2010
  3. Manuscript Accepted: 6 SEP 2010
  4. Manuscript Received: 5 AUG 2010

Funded by

  • “Program for New Century Excellent Talents in University”. Grant Number: NCET-06-0096
  • National Science Foundation of China. Grant Numbers: 20574004, 20974007
  • “Supported by the Scientific Research Foundation of Graduate School of Beijing University of Chemical and Technology”. Grant Number: 09Ma002)
  • “Program for Changjiang Scholars and Innovative Research Team in University”. Grant Number: PCSIRT, IRT0706
  • “Major Project for Polymer Chemistry and Physics Subject Construction from Beijing Municipal Education Commission (BMEC).”

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Keywords:

  • acetylene;
  • chiral;
  • core-shell polymers;
  • emulsion polymerization;
  • nanoparticles

Abstract

A facile methodology was developed to prepare a novel type of core/shell nanoparticles (NPs) with optical activity and with chemical bonds between the cores and shells. The cores were prepared via catalytic emulsion copolymerization of substituted acetylene comonomers in which one monomer contains azo groups in side chains. For preparing the core/shell NPs, the azo groups in the seed particles (i.e., cores) subsequently act as initiators for vinyl monomer to undergo free radical polymerizations, yielding the shells. This situation resulted in chemical bonds between cores and shells. Both the seed emulsion and core/shell nanoparticle emulsion exhibited optical activity, derived from the polyacetylenes adopting helical conformation of predominant handedness. © 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem, 2010

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