Volume 127, Issue 44 pp. 13183-13187
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Utilizing Reversible Interactions in Polymeric Nanoparticles To Generate Hollow Metal–Organic Nanoparticles

Longyu Li

Longyu Li

Department of Chemistry, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003-9336 (USA)

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Dr. Conghui Yuan

Dr. Conghui Yuan

Department of Chemistry, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003-9336 (USA)

College of Materials, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005 (P.R. China)

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Dongming Zhou

Dongming Zhou

Department of Chemistry, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003-9336 (USA)

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Dr. Alexander E. Ribbe

Dr. Alexander E. Ribbe

Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003 (USA)

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Prof. Kevin R. Kittilstved

Prof. Kevin R. Kittilstved

Department of Chemistry, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003-9336 (USA)

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Prof. S. Thayumanavan

Corresponding Author

Prof. S. Thayumanavan

Department of Chemistry, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003-9336 (USA)

Department of Chemistry, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003-9336 (USA)Search for more papers by this author
First published: 09 September 2015
Citations: 13

Abstract

The use of reversible linkers in polymers has been of interest mainly for biomedical applications. Herein, we present a novel strategy to utilize reversible interactions in polymeric nanoparticles to generate hollow metal–organic nanoparticles (MOPs). These hollow MOPs are synthesized from self-assembled polymeric nanoparticles using a simple metal–comonomer exchange process in a single step. The control over the size of the polymer precursor particles translates into a straightforward opportunity for controlling MOP sizes. The shell thickness of the MOPs could be easily tuned by the concentration of metal ions in solution. The underlying mechanism for the formation of these hollow MOPs has been proposed. Evidence for the generality of the method is provided by its application to a variety of metal ions with different coordination geometries.

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