A brief user's guide to single-chain nanoparticles
In this review we outline the various methods that have been explored to synthesize architecturally defined nanoparticles from discrete polymer chains, summarize the methods of characterization that are required to prove their formation and probe their morphology, and introduce a number of potential...
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| Published in | Polymer chemistry Vol. 6; no. 2; pp. 181 - 197 |
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| Main Authors | , , , , , , |
| Format | Journal Article |
| Language | English |
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01.01.2015
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| Summary: | In this review we outline the various methods that have been explored to synthesize architecturally defined nanoparticles from discrete polymer chains, summarize the methods of characterization that are required to prove their formation and probe their morphology, and introduce a number of potential applications that are being explored currently. Given the small size of the nanostructures produced by these methods and the relative ease with which they can be tailored to specific end use applications it is likely such efforts will intensify in the coming years. So far, simple chemistry has been utilized and high-level characterization and modeling studies have been applied to understand the process by which these particles form and how they behave, both in the bulk and in solution. Although impossible to predict where this work will lead, we hope this "user's guide" will prove useful to the community as research on single-chain nanoparticles continues to evolve.
In this review we outline the various methods that have been explored to synthesize architecturally defined nanoparticles from discrete polymer chains, summarize the methods of characterization that are required to prove their formation and probe their morphology, and introduce a number of potential applications. |
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| Bibliography: | Christopher Lyon obtained his B.S. in chemistry from the University of Massachusetts Lowell in 2011 and joined the Berda Research group as a PhD student at the University of New Hampshire in Autumn of the same year. His research interests include investigating reversible synthetic techniques used to synthesize single-chain nanoparticles. Ashley Hanlon is a PhD student at the University of New Hampshire and joined Dr. Erik Berda's group in 2013. She completed her B.S. in Chemistry at Salve Regina University in Newport, RI in 2011. She is currently working on unexplored synthetic routes for controlling the spatial arrangement of chemistry on the surface of polymeric nanostructures. Alka Prasher is a PhD student at the University of New Hampshire and joined the Berda group in 2010. She graduated with a Master of Science (honors) in chemistry from Panjab University, India in 2008. She is currently exploring novel designs and synthetic methods for the synthesis of polymeric nanomaterials based on transition metal catalyzed coupling reactions. Peter Frank grew up in Jamaica. He completed his International Baccalaureate at the Armand Hammer United World College in 2003; after which Peter pursued a BA in Chemistry and Physics at Westminster College. During his undergraduate tenure, he became an ACES fellow at Case Western Reserve University where he developed a novel single chambered microbial fuel cell while working with Xiong (Bill) Yu. In 2010 he began his graduate studies at the University of New Hampshire in the Berda Research Group. Christian Tooley received a B.S. in chemistry from the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia in 2012, where he performed undergraduate research with Nathan West. He is currently doctoral student working in the laboratories of Samuel Pazicni and Erik Berda, preparing polymer-bound model complexes of [FeFe] hydrogenase. Bryan Tuten is a PhD student at the University of New Hampshire. And has been a member of the Berda group since the fall of 2011. During his tenure with the Berda group he has worked on single-chain polymer nanoparticle design and synthesis. Bryan completed his BS in Chemistry with a minor in Physics at West Virginia Wesleyan College in 2010. During his spare time Bryan enjoys the outdoors, training Brazilian jiu jitsu, and going on adventures with his dog, Jack. ObjectType-Article-1 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-2 content type line 23 |
| ISSN: | 1759-9954 1759-9962 |
| DOI: | 10.1039/c4py01217h |