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Janus Colloidal Dimer by Intramolecular Cross-Linking in Concentrated Solutions
journal contribution
posted on 2020-03-12, 18:43 authored by Fengzheng Lang, Dao Xiang, Jiawei Wang, Liping Yang, Yan Qiao, Zhenzhong YangWe propose a new
method to large-scale synthesize polymeric colloidal
dimers by electrostatically-mediated intramolecular cross-linking
of an example di-block copolymer of poly(isoprene)-b-poly(vinylpyridine) (PI-b-P4VP) in highly concentrated
solutions. The synthesis is orthogonally performed in a highly polar
solvent such as DMSO. The first colloid is achieved by intramolecular
cross-linking of the PI block with 1,6-hexanediisothiocyanate after
modification with 2-mercaptoethylamine hydrochloride to introduce
an electrostatic interaction. The Janus single-chain nanoparticle
of cPI-P4VP is derived. In the sequential step, the
other colloid is achieved by intramolecular cross-linking the P4VP
block of cPI-P4VP with 1,5-diiodopentane after modification
with iodoethane. The polymer colloidal dimer of cPI-cP4VP is thus achieved. The Janus cPI-cP4VP dimer is composed of two different domains:
the cPI containing residual amine and cyanate groups
and the cP4VP containing residual pyridine and quaternized
groups. The dimer can be synthesized at a higher concentration of
100 mg/mL. A huge family of functional colloidal dimers is expected
after selectively loading materials within the desired colloidal domains.