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Self-assembly of “patchy” nanoparticles: a versatile approach to functional hierarchical materials

The solution-phase self-assembly or “polymerization” of discrete colloidal building blocks, such as “patchy” nanoparticles and multicompartment micelles, is attracting growing attention with respect to the creation of complex hierarchical materials. This approach represents a versatile method with w...

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Autores principales: Lunn, David J., Finnegan, John R., Manners, Ian
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Royal Society of Chemistry 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5496193/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28706712
http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c5sc01141h
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author Lunn, David J.
Finnegan, John R.
Manners, Ian
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description The solution-phase self-assembly or “polymerization” of discrete colloidal building blocks, such as “patchy” nanoparticles and multicompartment micelles, is attracting growing attention with respect to the creation of complex hierarchical materials. This approach represents a versatile method with which to transfer functionality at the molecular level to the nano- and microscale, and is often accompanied by the emergence of new material properties. In this perspective we highlight selected recent examples of the self-assembly of anisotropic nanoparticles which exploit directional interactions introduced through their shape or surface chemistry to afford a variety of hierarchical materials. We focus in particular on the solution self-assembly of block copolymers as a means to prepare multicompartment or “patchy” micelles. Due to their potential for synthetic modification, these constructs represent highly tuneable building blocks for the fabrication of a wide variety of functional assemblies.
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spelling pubmed-54961932017-07-13 Self-assembly of “patchy” nanoparticles: a versatile approach to functional hierarchical materials Lunn, David J. Finnegan, John R. Manners, Ian Chem Sci Chemistry The solution-phase self-assembly or “polymerization” of discrete colloidal building blocks, such as “patchy” nanoparticles and multicompartment micelles, is attracting growing attention with respect to the creation of complex hierarchical materials. This approach represents a versatile method with which to transfer functionality at the molecular level to the nano- and microscale, and is often accompanied by the emergence of new material properties. In this perspective we highlight selected recent examples of the self-assembly of anisotropic nanoparticles which exploit directional interactions introduced through their shape or surface chemistry to afford a variety of hierarchical materials. We focus in particular on the solution self-assembly of block copolymers as a means to prepare multicompartment or “patchy” micelles. Due to their potential for synthetic modification, these constructs represent highly tuneable building blocks for the fabrication of a wide variety of functional assemblies. Royal Society of Chemistry 2015-07-01 2015-05-12 /pmc/articles/PMC5496193/ /pubmed/28706712 http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c5sc01141h Text en This journal is © The Royal Society of Chemistry 2015 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ This article is freely available. This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence (CC BY 3.0)
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Lunn, David J.
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Self-assembly of “patchy” nanoparticles: a versatile approach to functional hierarchical materials
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title_fullStr Self-assembly of “patchy” nanoparticles: a versatile approach to functional hierarchical materials
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title_short Self-assembly of “patchy” nanoparticles: a versatile approach to functional hierarchical materials
title_sort self-assembly of “patchy” nanoparticles: a versatile approach to functional hierarchical materials
topic Chemistry
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5496193/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28706712
http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c5sc01141h
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