Exploiting the tetrazine-norbornene reaction for single polymer chain collapse

Nanoscale. 2014 Apr 21;6(8):4102-7. doi: 10.1039/c3nr06706h.

Abstract

Single chain polymer nanoparticles (SCNPs) have been formed using polystyrenes decorated with pendent norbornenes and a bifunctional tetrazine crosslinker. Characterisation by size exclusion chromatography and (1)H NMR gives evidence for the formation of SCNPs by the tetrazine-norbornene reaction, whilst light scattering, neutron scattering, transmission electron microscopy and atomic force microscopy show that discrete well-defined nanoparticles are formed and their size in solution calculated.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Nanoparticles / chemistry*
  • Nanoparticles / ultrastructure*
  • Norbornanes / chemistry*
  • Polymers / chemistry*

Substances

  • Norbornanes
  • Polymers