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Hetero-Telechelic Dye-Labeled Polymer for Nanoparticle Decoration
Su Hak BaeByeong-hyeok SohnPeter J. RothPeter J. RothPatrick TheatoRudolf ZentelKi-se Kimsubject
chemistry.chemical_classificationPolymers and PlasticsOrganic ChemistryNanoparticleTexas RedPolymerFluorescencechemistry.chemical_compoundEnd-groupFörster resonance energy transferchemistryColloidal goldPolymer chemistryMaterials ChemistryMethyl methacrylatedescription
The synthesis of poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) exhibiting one fluorescent dye (Texas Red) and one methyl disulfide end group is described. It is shown that the latter end group enabled the exchange of both oleic amine on gold nanoparticles (AuNP) and of oleic acid on CdSe/ZnS quantum dots (QD), allowing for a phase transfer of both types of nanoparticles (NP) from hexane into dimethylformamide due to the solubility provided by the PMMA chains. For AuNP, a fluorescence quenching of the dye was found due to fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET) from the dye to the AuNP, while QDs caused a fluorescence enhancement by FRET from the QD to the attached dyes. Due to the hetero-telechelic geometry of the polymer, the separation between NP and dye is governed by the end-to-end distance of the polymer.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-07-03 | Macromolecular Rapid Communications |