Composition controlled synthesis of PCL-PEG Janus nanoparticles: magnetite nanoparticles prepared from one-pot photo-click reaction.

Composition controlled synthesis of PCL-PEG Janus nanoparticles: magnetite nanoparticles prepared from one-pot photo-click reaction.

Nanoscale (2015-02-11)

S Khoee, Y Bagheri, A Hashemi

ABSTRACT

The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of polymer nature on the morphology of synthesized nanoparticles. Super paramagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles (SPIONs) were prepared by co-precipitation method and then reacted with (3-mercaptopropyl) trimethoxysilane to obtain thiol-decorated SPIONs. Acrylated poly(caprolactone) and methoxy poly(ethylene glycol) were prepared, and then "thiol-ene click" reaction was performed under UV irradiation to attach two types of polymers on the surface of magnetite nanoparticles via the "photo-click" reaction method. Computational modelling was used for the prediction of the self-assembly of polymers on the surface of SPIONs, which determines the morphology of polymer coated nanoparticles.

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