Facile one-pot approach for preparing functionalized polymeric nanoparticles via ROMP

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Abstract

A facile approach to the preparation of functionalized polymeric nanoparticles with UV-crosslinkable core and bromine-bearing shell has been developed from the polymerization-induced self-assembly of the block copolymers PBNBE-b-PCONBI and PBNBE-b-PCONBI-b-PONBDM. The block copolymers were characterized by means of 1H NMR and GPC. The polymeric nanoparticles with a fixed shell length and varied core lengths were obtained through the control of the molar ratio of monomers in the feed. The micelles were crosslinked using UV-irradiation, and the characteristics of the polymeric nanoparticles in toluene, THF, or CHCl3 before and after UV irradiation were investigated by means of DLS, UV-Vis, GPC, AFM, and TEM. A facile approach to the preparation of functionalized polymeric nanoparticles with UV-crosslinkable core and bromine-bearing shell has been developed from the ROMP-induced self-assembly of the norbornene-based block copolymers in a selective solvent. The block copolymers were characterized by means of NMR and GPC analyses. The formed polymeric nanoparticles were investigated by means of DLS, UV-Vis, GPC, AFM, and TEM techniques.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)55-63
Number of pages9
JournalMacromolecular Chemistry and Physics
Volume212
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 4 Jan 2011

Keywords

  • ROMP
  • UV-crosslinking
  • one-pot synthesis
  • polymeric nanoparticles
  • polymerization-induced self-assembly

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