A Facile Synthesis of Dynamic, Shape-Changing Polymer Particles

作者:Klinger Daniel; Wang Cynthia X; Connal Luke A; Audus Debra J; Jang Se Gyu; Kraemer Stephan; Killops Kato L; Fredrickson Glenn H; Kramer Edward J; Hawker Craig J*
来源:Angewandte Chemie - International Edition, 2014, 53(27): 7018-7022.
DOI:10.1002/anie.201400183

摘要

We herein report a new facile strategy to ellipsoidal block copolymer nanoparticles that exhibit a pH-triggered anistropic swelling profile. In a first step, elongated particles with an axially stacked lamellae structure are selectively prepared by utilizing functional surfactants to control the phase separation of symmetric polystyrene-b-poly(2-vinylpyridine) (PS-b-P2VP) in dispersed droplets. In a second step, the dynamic shape change is realized by cross-linking the P2VP domains, thereby connecting glassy PS discs with pH-sensitive hydrogel actuators.

  • 出版日期2014-7