Synthesis of Janus Au@BCP nanoparticles via UV light-initiated RAFT polymerization-induced self-assembly

Zhenzhong Liu; Chenglin Wu; Yabo Fu; Xinlei Xu; Jialei Ying; Jiansong Sheng; Youju Huang; Chunxin Ma; Tao Chen

doi:10.1039/d0na00900h

Synthesis of Janus Au@BCP nanoparticles via UV light-initiated RAFT polymerization-induced self-assembly

Nanoscale Adv. 2020 Dec 9;3(2):347-352. doi: 10.1039/d0na00900h. eCollection 2021 Jan 26.

Authors

Zhenzhong Liu¹, Chenglin Wu², Yabo Fu², Xinlei Xu¹, Jialei Ying¹, Jiansong Sheng¹, Youju Huang^{3

4}, Chunxin Ma^{1

5}, Tao Chen⁶

Affiliations

¹ Research Institute of Zhejiang University-Taizhou Taizhou 318000 P. R. China chunxinma@zju.edu.cn.
² School of Pharmaceutical and Chemical Engineering, Taizhou University Taizhou 318000 P. R. China.
³ College of Materials, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hangzhou Normal University Hangzhou 311121 P. R. China yjhuang@hznu.edu.cn.
⁴ National Engineering Research Centre for Advanced Polymer Processing Technology, Zhengzhou University Zhengzhou 450002 P. R. China.
⁵ State Key Laboratory of Marine Resource Utilization in South China Sea, Hainan University Haikou 570228 P. R. China.
⁶ Key Laboratory of Marine Materials and Related Technologies, Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Marine Materials and Protective Technologies, Division of Polymer and Composite Materials, Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology & Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences Ningbo 315201 P. R. China.

Abstract

It is a great challenge to fabricate Janus inorganic/polymeric hybrid nanoparticles with both precisely controlled nanostructures and high yields. Herein, we report a new method to synthesize Janus Au@BCPs via UV light-initiated RAFT polymerization-induced self-assembly in situ at a high solid content. This strategy provides a promising alternative for achieving asymmetric hybrid nanoparticles with a controllable size, tunable morphology and convenient operation.