Near-infrared-responsive gold nanorod/liquid crystalline elastomer composites prepared by sequential thiol-click chemistry

Chem Commun (Camb). 2015 Aug 4;51(60):12126-9. doi: 10.1039/c5cc02599k.

Abstract

A novel NIR-responsive GNR/LCE composite fiber material was prepared by a three-step sequential thiol-click chemistry approach. Taking advantage of GNRs' significant photo-thermal effect, a GNR/LCE composite material with a very low Au loading-level (0.09 wt%), under 808 nm NIR stimulus achieved the N-to-I transition and shrank dramatically in an ambient environment.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Click Chemistry
  • Elastomers / chemistry*
  • Gold / chemistry*
  • Infrared Rays
  • Liquid Crystals / chemistry*
  • Nanocomposites / chemistry
  • Nanocomposites / radiation effects
  • Nanocomposites / ultrastructure
  • Nanotubes / chemistry*
  • Nanotubes / radiation effects*
  • Nanotubes / ultrastructure
  • Sulfhydryl Compounds / chemistry*

Substances

  • Elastomers
  • Sulfhydryl Compounds
  • Gold