Patchy Nanocapsules of Poly(vinylferrocene)-Based Block Copolymers for Redox-Responsive Release
ACS Nano2012Vol. 6(10), pp. 9042–9049
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Roland H. Staff, Markus Gallei, Markus Mazurowski, Matthias Rehahn, Rüdiger Berger, Katharina Landfester, Daniel Crespy
Abstract
Nanocapsules composed of a poly(vinylferrocene)-block-poly(methyl methacrylate) shell and a hydrophobic liquid core are prepared in water. The nanocapsule shells display a patchy structure with poly(vinylferrocene) patches with sizes of 25 ± 3 nm surrounded by poly(methyl methacrylate). The functional nanopatches can be selectively oxidized, thereby influencing the colloidal morphology and introducing polar domains in the nanocapsule shell. The hydrophobic to hydrophilic transition in the redox-responsive nanopatches can be advantageously used to release a hydrophobic payload encapsulated in the core by an oxidation reaction.
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