Amphipathic metal-containing macromolecules with photothermal properties. Issue 24 (23rd May 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: He, Xumin; He, Xiehua; Li, Shenyan; Zhuo, Kaiyue; Qin, Weixiang; Dong, Shuyu; Chen, Jiangxi; Ren, Lei; Liu, Gang; Xia, Haiping
• Is Part Of: Polymer chemistry. Volume 8:Issue 24(2017)
• Page Start: 3674
• Page End: 3678
• Publication Date: 2017-05-23
• Subjects: Polymers -- Periodicals; Macromolecules -- Periodicals; Polymerization -- Periodicals; 547.705
• DOI: 10.1039/c7py00641a
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1759-9954

Abstract

Abstract : Metal-containing macromolecules with extraordinary properties have attracted a great deal of interest owing to their potential application in the development of functional materials. Abstract : Metal-containing macromolecules with extraordinary properties have attracted a great deal of interest owing to their potential application in the development of functional materials. Here, we report the synthesis of novel amphipathic metal-containing macromolecules by the click reaction of methoxypolyethylene glycol azides with a unique metalla-aromatic complex containing a terminal alkynyl group. The resultant amphipathic macromolecules self-assembled into micellar nanoparticles with diameters of ca. 145 nm in water, which exhibited high stability, water-dispersibility, biocompatibility, and excellent photothermal behavior under 808 nm laser irradiation. Our study opens promising avenues for providing metal-containing macromolecules as photothermal materials.