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Scalable Synthesis of Janus Fluorescent Single-chain Nanoparticles by Electrostatics-mediated Intramolecular Crosslinking
Polymer single-chain nanoparticles (SCNPs) with distinctly compartmentalized physicochemical species are promising in catalysis
nanomedicine
and high-performance materials. In this work
a fluorescent SCNP and the Janus derivative were synthesized
via
electrostatics-mediated sequential dynamic and covalent intramolecular crosslinking. The dynamic interaction between the carboxylic acid groups of the modifiers and the tertiary amine groups on the polymer chain was employed for the first-step intramolecular crosslinking
enabling synthesis of compact SCNPs in concentrated solutions. These dynamically crosslinked SCNPs were subsequently fixated by covalent bonding through UV-induced coupling of anthracene groups. The compact microstructure was preserved. The rotation of pendant tetraphenylethylene (TPE) units within the SCNP was greatly restricte
d giving rise to a significantly enhanced aggregation-induced emission (AIE). Similarly
a tadpole-like Janus fluorescent SCNP was derived from the diblock copolymer
providing an effective tool for interfacial fluorescence labeling by forming a well-defined monolayer.
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