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Gold nanoparticles protected with thiol-derivatized amphiphilic poly(epsilon-caprolactone)-b-poly(acrylic acid).
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  19053294     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Amphiphilic poly(epsilon-caprolactone)-b-poly(acrylic acid) (HS-PCL-b-PAA) with a thiol functionality in the PCL terminal has been prepared in a novel synthetic cascade. Initially, living anionic ring-opening polymerization (ROP) of epsilon-caprolactone (epsilon-CL) employing the difunctional initiator, 2-hydroxyethyl 2-bromoisobutyrate, followed by esterification with 2,4-dinitrophenyl- or 4-monomethoxytrityl-protected mercaptoacetic acids (Prot-), provided well-defined PCL macroinitiators capped with protected thiols. The macroinitiators allowed atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) of tert-butyl acrylate (tBA) in a controlled fashion by use of NiBr2(PPh3)2 catalyst to produce Prot-PCL-b-PtBA with narrow polydispersities (1.17-1.39). Subsequent mild deprotection protocols provided HS-PCL-b-PAA. Reduction of a gold salt in the presence of this macroligand under thiol-deficient conditions afforded stable, aggregation-free nanoparticles, as evidenced from UV-vis spectroscopy and transmission electron microscopy (TEM), the latter revealed nanoparticles with a mean diameter of 9.0+/-3.1 nm.
Authors:
Irakli Javakhishvili; Søren Hvilsted
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Biomacromolecules     Volume:  10     ISSN:  1526-4602     ISO Abbreviation:  Biomacromolecules     Publication Date:  2009 Jan 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2009-01-12     Completed Date:  2009-03-06     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  100892849     Medline TA:  Biomacromolecules     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  74-81     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Technical University of Denmark, Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, Danish Polymer Centre, Building 423, DK-2800 Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Acrylic Resins / chemical synthesis,  chemistry*
Gold / chemistry*
Metal Nanoparticles / chemistry*
Molecular Structure
Particle Size
Polyesters / chemical synthesis,  chemistry*
Sulfhydryl Compounds / chemistry*
Surface-Active Agents / chemistry*
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Acrylic Resins; 0/Polyesters; 0/Sulfhydryl Compounds; 0/Surface-Active Agents; 0/poly(epsilon-caprolactone)-b-poly(acrylic acid); 7440-57-5/Gold

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