TY - JOUR
T1 - Redox nanoreactor dendrimer boxes
T2 - In situ hybrid gold nanoparticles via terthiophene and carbazole peripheral dendrimer oxidation
AU - Kaewtong, Chatthai
AU - Jiang, Guoqian
AU - Ponnapati, Ramakrishna
AU - Pulpoka, Buncha
AU - Advincula, Rigoberto
PY - 2010/11/7
Y1 - 2010/11/7
N2 - π-Conjugated dendrimer-protected gold nanoparticles in stable colloidal form have been successfully prepared via simultaneous reduction of AuCl 3 with oxidative polymerization of terthiophene (PT) and carbazole (PC) peripheral functionalized polyamidoamine (PAMAM) dendrimers. The hybrid dendrimer-metal materials were characterized by UV-vis, fluorescence, and FT-IR spectroscopy. XPS and AFM analyses were also employed. The differences in gold nanoparticle (AuNP) formation between the two PAMAM derivatives were discussed. In case of PT dendrimer, AuNPs can be stabilized in situ to form PAMAM-PPT-AuNP hybrid materials. For the PC dendrimer, the redox reaction afforded carbazole polymerization without necessarily forming AuNPs.
AB - π-Conjugated dendrimer-protected gold nanoparticles in stable colloidal form have been successfully prepared via simultaneous reduction of AuCl 3 with oxidative polymerization of terthiophene (PT) and carbazole (PC) peripheral functionalized polyamidoamine (PAMAM) dendrimers. The hybrid dendrimer-metal materials were characterized by UV-vis, fluorescence, and FT-IR spectroscopy. XPS and AFM analyses were also employed. The differences in gold nanoparticle (AuNP) formation between the two PAMAM derivatives were discussed. In case of PT dendrimer, AuNPs can be stabilized in situ to form PAMAM-PPT-AuNP hybrid materials. For the PC dendrimer, the redox reaction afforded carbazole polymerization without necessarily forming AuNPs.
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U2 - 10.1039/c0sm00796j
DO - 10.1039/c0sm00796j
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:77958087320
VL - 6
SP - 5316
EP - 5319
JO - Soft Matter
JF - Soft Matter
SN - 1744-683X
IS - 21
ER -