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Blázquez-Martín A, Ruiz-Bardillo A, Verde-Sesto E, Iturrospe A, Arbe A, Pomposo JA. Toward Long-Term-Dispersible, Metal-Free Single-Chain Nanoparticles. NANOMATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 13:1394. [PMID: 37110979 PMCID: PMC10143805 DOI: 10.3390/nano13081394] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2023] [Revised: 04/12/2023] [Accepted: 04/14/2023] [Indexed: 06/19/2023]
Abstract
We report herein on a new platform for synthesizing stable, inert, and dispersible metal-free single-chain nanoparticles (SCNPs) via intramolecular metal-traceless azide-alkyne click chemistry. It is well known that SCNPs synthesized via Cu(I)-catalyzed azide-alkyne cycloaddition (CuAAC) often experience metal-induced aggregation issues during storage. Moreover, the presence of metal traces limits its use in a number of potential applications. To address these problems, we selected a bifunctional cross-linker molecule, sym-dibenzo-1,5-cyclooctadiene-3,7-diyne (DIBOD). DIBOD has two highly strained alkyne bonds that allow for the synthesis of metal-free SCNPs. We demonstrate the utility of this new approach by synthesizing metal-free polystyrene (PS)-SCNPs without significant aggregation issues during storage, as demonstrated by small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) experiments. Notably, this method paves the way for the synthesis of long-term-dispersible, metal-free SCNPs from potentially any polymer precursor decorated with azide functional groups.
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Affiliation(s)
- Agustín Blázquez-Martín
- Centro de Física de Materiales (CSIC, UPV/EHU)-Materials Physics Center (MPC), 20018 Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain (A.A.)
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- Centro de Física de Materiales (CSIC, UPV/EHU)-Materials Physics Center (MPC), 20018 Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain (A.A.)
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- Centro de Física de Materiales (CSIC, UPV/EHU)-Materials Physics Center (MPC), 20018 Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain (A.A.)
- IKERBASQUE-Basque Foundation for Science, 48009 Bilbao, Spain
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- Centro de Física de Materiales (CSIC, UPV/EHU)-Materials Physics Center (MPC), 20018 Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain (A.A.)
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- Centro de Física de Materiales (CSIC, UPV/EHU)-Materials Physics Center (MPC), 20018 Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain (A.A.)
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- Centro de Física de Materiales (CSIC, UPV/EHU)-Materials Physics Center (MPC), 20018 Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain (A.A.)
- IKERBASQUE-Basque Foundation for Science, 48009 Bilbao, Spain
- Department of Polymers and Advanced Materials: Physics, Chemistry and Technology, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, 20018 Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain
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Robles-Hernández B, Monnier X, Pomposo JA, Gonzalez-Burgos M, Cangialosi D, Alegría A. Glassy Dynamics of an All-Polymer Nanocomposite Based on Polystyrene Single-Chain Nanoparticles. Macromolecules 2019. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.9b01257] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Beatriz Robles-Hernández
- Departamento de Física de Materiales, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Apartado 1072, 20080 San Sebastián, Spain
- Centro de Física de Materiales, Paseo Manuel de Lardizabal 5, 20018 San Sebastián, Spain
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- Donostia International Physics Center, Paseo Manuel de Lardizabal 4, 20018 San Sebastián, Spain
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- Departamento de Física de Materiales, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Apartado 1072, 20080 San Sebastián, Spain
- Centro de Física de Materiales, Paseo Manuel de Lardizabal 5, 20018 San Sebastián, Spain
- IKERBASQUE-Basque Foundation for Science, María Díaz de Haro 3, E-48013 Bilbao, Spain
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- Centro de Física de Materiales, Paseo Manuel de Lardizabal 5, 20018 San Sebastián, Spain
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- Centro de Física de Materiales, Paseo Manuel de Lardizabal 5, 20018 San Sebastián, Spain
- Donostia International Physics Center, Paseo Manuel de Lardizabal 4, 20018 San Sebastián, Spain
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- Departamento de Física de Materiales, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Apartado 1072, 20080 San Sebastián, Spain
- Centro de Física de Materiales, Paseo Manuel de Lardizabal 5, 20018 San Sebastián, Spain
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Oberdisse J, González-Burgos M, Mendia A, Arbe A, Moreno AJ, Pomposo JA, Radulescu A, Colmenero J. Effect of Molecular Crowding on Conformation and Interactions of Single-Chain Nanoparticles. Macromolecules 2019. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.9b00506] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Julian Oberdisse
- Laboratoire Charles Coulomb (L2C), University of Montpellier, CNRS, 34095 Montpellier, France
- Donostia International Physics Center (DIPC), Paseo Manuel de Lardizabal 4, 20018 San Sebastián, Spain
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- Materials Physics Center (MPC), Centro de Física de Materiales (CFM) (CSIC-UPV/EHU), Paseo Manuel de Lardizabal 5, 20018 San Sebastián, Spain
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- Materials Physics Center (MPC), Centro de Física de Materiales (CFM) (CSIC-UPV/EHU), Paseo Manuel de Lardizabal 5, 20018 San Sebastián, Spain
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- Materials Physics Center (MPC), Centro de Física de Materiales (CFM) (CSIC-UPV/EHU), Paseo Manuel de Lardizabal 5, 20018 San Sebastián, Spain
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- Donostia International Physics Center (DIPC), Paseo Manuel de Lardizabal 4, 20018 San Sebastián, Spain
- Materials Physics Center (MPC), Centro de Física de Materiales (CFM) (CSIC-UPV/EHU), Paseo Manuel de Lardizabal 5, 20018 San Sebastián, Spain
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- Materials Physics Center (MPC), Centro de Física de Materiales (CFM) (CSIC-UPV/EHU), Paseo Manuel de Lardizabal 5, 20018 San Sebastián, Spain
- Departamento de Física de Materiales, Universidad del País Vasco (UPV/EHU), Apartado 1072, 20080 San Sebastian, Spain
- IKERBASQUE—Basque Foundation for Science, María Díaz de Haro 3, 48013 Bilbao, Spain
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- Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Jülich Centre for Neutron Science JCNS at Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Zentrum MLZ, 85748 Garching, Germany
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- Donostia International Physics Center (DIPC), Paseo Manuel de Lardizabal 4, 20018 San Sebastián, Spain
- Materials Physics Center (MPC), Centro de Física de Materiales (CFM) (CSIC-UPV/EHU), Paseo Manuel de Lardizabal 5, 20018 San Sebastián, Spain
- Departamento de Física de Materiales, Universidad del País Vasco (UPV/EHU), Apartado 1072, 20080 San Sebastian, Spain
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Robles-Hernández B, González-Burgos M, Pomposo JA, Colmenero J, Alegría Á. Glass-Transition Dynamics of Mixtures of Linear Poly(vinyl methyl ether) with Single-Chain Polymer Nanoparticles: Evidence of a New Type of Nanocomposite Materials. Polymers (Basel) 2019; 11:E533. [PMID: 30960517 PMCID: PMC6473516 DOI: 10.3390/polym11030533] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2019] [Revised: 03/12/2019] [Accepted: 03/18/2019] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
Abstract
Single-chain polymer nanoparticles (SCNPs) obtained through chain collapse by intramolecular cross-linking are attracting increasing interest as components of all-polymer nanocomposites, among other applications. We present a dielectric relaxation study on the dynamics of mixtures of poly(vinyl methyl ether) (PVME) and polystyrene (PS)-based SCNPs with various compositions. Analogous dielectric measurements on a miscible blend of PVME with the linear precursor chains of the SCNPs are taken as reference for this study. Both systems present completely different behaviors: While the blend with the linear precursor presents dynamics very similar to that reported for PVME/PS miscible blends, in the PVME/SCNP mixtures there are an appreciable amount of PVME segments that are barely affected by the presence of SCNPs, which nearly vanishes only for mixtures with high SCNP content. Interestingly, in the frame of a simple two-phase system, our findings point towards the existence of a SCNP-rich phase with a constant PVME fraction, regardless of the overall concentration of the mixture. Moreover, the dynamics of the PVME segments in this SCNP-rich phase display an extreme dynamic heterogeneity, a signature of constraint effects.
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- Beatriz Robles-Hernández
- Departamento de Física de Materiales, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Apartado 1072, 20080 San Sebastián, Spain.
- Donostia International Physics Center (DIPC), Paseo Manuel Lardizábal 4, 20018 San Sebastián, Spain.
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- Materials Physics Center, CSIC-UPV/EHU, Paseo Manuel Lardizábal 5, 20018 San Sebastián, Spain.
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- Departamento de Física de Materiales, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Apartado 1072, 20080 San Sebastián, Spain.
- Materials Physics Center, CSIC-UPV/EHU, Paseo Manuel Lardizábal 5, 20018 San Sebastián, Spain.
- IKERBASQUE-Basque Foundation for Science, María Díaz de Haro 3, E-48013 Bilbao, Spain.
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- Departamento de Física de Materiales, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Apartado 1072, 20080 San Sebastián, Spain.
- Donostia International Physics Center (DIPC), Paseo Manuel Lardizábal 4, 20018 San Sebastián, Spain.
- Materials Physics Center, CSIC-UPV/EHU, Paseo Manuel Lardizábal 5, 20018 San Sebastián, Spain.
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- Departamento de Física de Materiales, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Apartado 1072, 20080 San Sebastián, Spain.
- Materials Physics Center, CSIC-UPV/EHU, Paseo Manuel Lardizábal 5, 20018 San Sebastián, Spain.
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Rubio‐Cervilla J, Frisch H, Barner‐Kowollik C, Pomposo JA. Synthesis of Single‐Ring Nanoparticles Mimicking Natural Cyclotides by a Stepwise Folding‐Activation‐Collapse Process. Macromol Rapid Commun 2018; 40:e1800491. [DOI: 10.1002/marc.201800491] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2018] [Revised: 07/30/2018] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Jon Rubio‐Cervilla
- Centro de Física de Materiales (CSIC, UPV/EHU) – MPC Materials Physics Center Paseo Manuel de Lardizabal 5 20018 San Sebastian Spain
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- School of Chemistry Physics and Mechanical Engineering Queensland University of Technology (QUT) 2 George Street QLD 4000 Brisbane Australia
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- School of Chemistry Physics and Mechanical Engineering Queensland University of Technology (QUT) 2 George Street QLD 4000 Brisbane Australia
- Macromolecular Architectures Institut für Technische Chemie und Polymerchemie Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) Engesserstrasse 18 76131 Karlsruhe Germany
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- Centro de Física de Materiales (CSIC, UPV/EHU) – MPC Materials Physics Center Paseo Manuel de Lardizabal 5 20018 San Sebastian Spain
- Departamento de Física de Materiales Universidad del País Vasco (UPV/EHU) Apartado 1072 20080 San Sebastian Spain
- IKERBASQUE – Basque Foundation for Science María Díaz de Haro 3 48013 Bilbao Spain
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Frisch H, Menzel JP, Bloesser FR, Marschner DE, Mundsinger K, Barner-Kowollik C. Photochemistry in Confined Environments for Single-Chain Nanoparticle Design. J Am Chem Soc 2018; 140:9551-9557. [DOI: 10.1021/jacs.8b04531] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Hendrik Frisch
- School of Chemistry, Physics and Mechanical Engineering, Queensland University of Technology, 2 George Street, Brisbane, Queensland 4000, Australia
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- School of Chemistry, Physics and Mechanical Engineering, Queensland University of Technology, 2 George Street, Brisbane, Queensland 4000, Australia
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- School of Chemistry, Physics and Mechanical Engineering, Queensland University of Technology, 2 George Street, Brisbane, Queensland 4000, Australia
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- School of Chemistry, Physics and Mechanical Engineering, Queensland University of Technology, 2 George Street, Brisbane, Queensland 4000, Australia
- Macromolecular Architectures, Institut für Technische Chemie und Polymerchemie, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Engesserstrasse 18, 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany
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- School of Chemistry, Physics and Mechanical Engineering, Queensland University of Technology, 2 George Street, Brisbane, Queensland 4000, Australia
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- School of Chemistry, Physics and Mechanical Engineering, Queensland University of Technology, 2 George Street, Brisbane, Queensland 4000, Australia
- Macromolecular Architectures, Institut für Technische Chemie und Polymerchemie, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Engesserstrasse 18, 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany
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Zhao X, Zhang S, Miao T, Li S, Zhang Z, Zhu J, Zhang W, Zhu X. The implementation of the catalytic Staudinger–Vilarrasa reaction in polymer chemistry as a highly efficient chemistry strategy. Polym Chem 2018. [DOI: 10.1039/c8py00884a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
Abstract
A versatile and highly efficient chemistry strategy, the catalytic S–V reaction of acids with azides, was firstly implemented in polymer chemistry for the construction of various amide-containing polymers.
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- Xiaoning Zhao
- State and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Novel Functional Polymeric Materials
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Functional Polymer Design and Application
- Suzhou Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Design and Precision Synthesis
- College of Chemistry
- Chemical Engineering and Materials Science
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- State and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Novel Functional Polymeric Materials
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Functional Polymer Design and Application
- Suzhou Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Design and Precision Synthesis
- College of Chemistry
- Chemical Engineering and Materials Science
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- State and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Novel Functional Polymeric Materials
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Functional Polymer Design and Application
- Suzhou Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Design and Precision Synthesis
- College of Chemistry
- Chemical Engineering and Materials Science
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- State and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Novel Functional Polymeric Materials
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Functional Polymer Design and Application
- Suzhou Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Design and Precision Synthesis
- College of Chemistry
- Chemical Engineering and Materials Science
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- State and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Novel Functional Polymeric Materials
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Functional Polymer Design and Application
- Suzhou Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Design and Precision Synthesis
- College of Chemistry
- Chemical Engineering and Materials Science
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- State and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Novel Functional Polymeric Materials
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Functional Polymer Design and Application
- Suzhou Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Design and Precision Synthesis
- College of Chemistry
- Chemical Engineering and Materials Science
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- State and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Novel Functional Polymeric Materials
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Functional Polymer Design and Application
- Suzhou Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Design and Precision Synthesis
- College of Chemistry
- Chemical Engineering and Materials Science
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- State and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Novel Functional Polymeric Materials
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Functional Polymer Design and Application
- Suzhou Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Design and Precision Synthesis
- College of Chemistry
- Chemical Engineering and Materials Science
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De-La-Cuesta J, González E, Pomposo JA. Advances in Fluorescent Single-Chain Nanoparticles. Molecules 2017; 22:E1819. [PMID: 29072594 PMCID: PMC6150276 DOI: 10.3390/molecules22111819] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2017] [Revised: 10/23/2017] [Accepted: 10/25/2017] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
Abstract
Fluorophore molecules can be monitored by fluorescence spectroscopy and microscopy, which are highly useful and widely used techniques in cell biology, biochemistry, and medicine (e.g., biomarker analysis, immunoassays, cancer diagnosis). Several fluorescent micro- and nanoparticle systems based on block copolymer micelles and cross-linked polymer networks, quantum dots, π-conjugated polymers, and dendrimers have been evaluated as optical imaging systems. In this review, we highlight recent advances in the construction of fluorescent single-chain nanoparticles (SCNPs), which are valuable artificial soft nano-objects with a small tunable size (as small as 3 nm). In particular, the main methods currently available to endow SCNPs with fluorescent properties are discussed in detail, showing illustrative examples.
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- Julen De-La-Cuesta
- Centro de Física de Materiales (CSIC, UPV/EHU)-MPC, Materials Physics Center, Paseo Manuel de Lardizabal 5, E-20018 San Sebastian, Spain.
- Departamento de Física de Materiales, Universidad del País Vasco (UPV/EHU), 1072 Apartado, E-20080 San Sebastian, Spain.
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- Centro de Física de Materiales (CSIC, UPV/EHU)-MPC, Materials Physics Center, Paseo Manuel de Lardizabal 5, E-20018 San Sebastian, Spain.
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- Centro de Física de Materiales (CSIC, UPV/EHU)-MPC, Materials Physics Center, Paseo Manuel de Lardizabal 5, E-20018 San Sebastian, Spain.
- Departamento de Física de Materiales, Universidad del País Vasco (UPV/EHU), 1072 Apartado, E-20080 San Sebastian, Spain.
- IKERBASQUE-Basque Foundation for Science, María Díaz de Haro 3, E-48013 Bilbao, Spain.
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De-La-Cuesta J, González E, Moreno AJ, Arbe A, Colmenero J, Pomposo JA. Size of Elastic Single-Chain Nanoparticles in Solution and on Surfaces. Macromolecules 2017. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.7b01199] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Julen De-La-Cuesta
- Centro de Física
de Materiales (CSIC, UPV/EHU) and Materials Physics Center MPC, Paseo Manuel de Lardizabal 5, E-20018 San Sebastián, Spain
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- Centro de Física
de Materiales (CSIC, UPV/EHU) and Materials Physics Center MPC, Paseo Manuel de Lardizabal 5, E-20018 San Sebastián, Spain
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- Centro de Física
de Materiales (CSIC, UPV/EHU) and Materials Physics Center MPC, Paseo Manuel de Lardizabal 5, E-20018 San Sebastián, Spain
- Donostia International
Physics Center (DIPC), Paseo Manuel
de Lardizabal 4, E-20018 San Sebastián, Spain
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- Centro de Física
de Materiales (CSIC, UPV/EHU) and Materials Physics Center MPC, Paseo Manuel de Lardizabal 5, E-20018 San Sebastián, Spain
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- Centro de Física
de Materiales (CSIC, UPV/EHU) and Materials Physics Center MPC, Paseo Manuel de Lardizabal 5, E-20018 San Sebastián, Spain
- Donostia International
Physics Center (DIPC), Paseo Manuel
de Lardizabal 4, E-20018 San Sebastián, Spain
- Departamento
de Física de Materiales, Universidad del País Vasco (UPV/EHU), Apartado 1072, E-20800 San Sebastián, Spain
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- Centro de Física
de Materiales (CSIC, UPV/EHU) and Materials Physics Center MPC, Paseo Manuel de Lardizabal 5, E-20018 San Sebastián, Spain
- Departamento
de Física de Materiales, Universidad del País Vasco (UPV/EHU), Apartado 1072, E-20800 San Sebastián, Spain
- IKERBASQUE - Basque
Foundation for Science, María
Díaz de Haro 3, E-48013 Bilbao, Spain
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Hanlon AM, Martin I, Bright ER, Chouinard J, Rodriguez KJ, Patenotte GE, Berda EB. Exploring structural effects in single-chain “folding” mediated by intramolecular thermal Diels–Alder chemistry. Polym Chem 2017. [DOI: 10.1039/c7py00320j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
Abstract
We describe a method to fold single polymer chains into nanoparticles using simple thermal Diels–Alder (DA) chemistry.
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- Department of Chemistry
- University of New Hampshire
- Durham
- USA
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- Department of Chemistry
- University of New Hampshire
- Durham
- USA
- Material Science Program
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