Toward Long-Term-Dispersible, Metal-Free Single-Chain Nanoparticles
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results and Discussion
2.1. Synthesis and Characterization of the Polystyrene-Based Precursor Decorated with Azide Functional Groups (2)
2.2. Synthesis and Characterization of Metal-Free Single-Chain Nanoparticles (3) from the Polystyrene-Based Precursor Decorated with Azide Functional Groups (2)
2.3. Long-Term Stability against Aggregation of Metal-Free Polystyrene-Single-Chain Nanoparticles (3)
3. Materials and Methods
3.1. Materials
3.2. Techniques
3.2.1. Size-Exclusion Chromatography (SEC)
3.2.2. Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR)
3.2.3. Dynamic Light Scattering (DLS)
3.2.4. Fourier Transform Infra-Red (FTIR) Spectroscopy
3.2.5. Thermogravimetric Analysis (TGA)
3.2.6. Small-Angle X-ray Scattering (SAXS)
3.3. Procedures
3.3.1. Synthesis of Poly(S-co-CMS), 1
3.3.2. Synthesis of Poly(S-co-AMS), 2
3.3.3. Synthesis of Metal-Free PS-SCNPs, 3
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
Sample Availability
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Blázquez-Martín, A.; Ruiz-Bardillo, A.; Verde-Sesto, E.; Iturrospe, A.; Arbe, A.; Pomposo, J.A. Toward Long-Term-Dispersible, Metal-Free Single-Chain Nanoparticles. Nanomaterials 2023, 13, 1394. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano13081394
Blázquez-Martín A, Ruiz-Bardillo A, Verde-Sesto E, Iturrospe A, Arbe A, Pomposo JA. Toward Long-Term-Dispersible, Metal-Free Single-Chain Nanoparticles. Nanomaterials. 2023; 13(8):1394. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano13081394
Chicago/Turabian StyleBlázquez-Martín, Agustín, Ainara Ruiz-Bardillo, Ester Verde-Sesto, Amaia Iturrospe, Arantxa Arbe, and José A. Pomposo. 2023. "Toward Long-Term-Dispersible, Metal-Free Single-Chain Nanoparticles" Nanomaterials 13, no. 8: 1394. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano13081394