Preparation of organic/inorganic hybrid nanoballs using aggregates of PTMSPMA-b-PSMA-Fc-PSMA-b-PTMSPMA block copolymers as precursors

Junfeng Zhou, Li Wang, Xiaochen Dong, Tao Chen, Qiang Yang, Chang Chen, Xu Chen

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Abstract

Brush-type amphiphilic block copolymers of 3-(trimethoxysilyl)propyl methacrylate (TMSPMA) and stearyl methacrylate (SMA) were prepared through the initiation of chloroacetylferrocene using atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) in anisole solution. The resultant copolymers were characterized by 1H NMR and GPC. We investigated the morphologies and sizes of organic/inorganic hybrid nanoballs using aggregates of these multi-block copolymers as precursors after a sol-gel process. The effect of the copolymer-solvent interaction on these aggregations was discussed.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2745-2751
Number of pages7
JournalNanotechnology
Volume17
Issue number11
DOIs
StatePublished - 19 May 2006
Externally publishedYes

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