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Single‐Hole Hollow Polymer Microspheres toward Specific High‐Capacity Uptake of Target Species
Author(s) -
Guan G.,
Zhang Z.,
Wang Z.,
Liu B.,
Gao D.,
Xie C.
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
advanced materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.707
H-Index - 527
eISSN - 1521-4095
pISSN - 0935-9648
DOI - 10.1002/adma.200700984
Subject(s) - materials science , microsphere , polymer , polystyrene , polymerization , nanotechnology , colloid , core (optical fiber) , chemical engineering , molecular imprinting , imprinting (psychology) , polymer chemistry , catalysis , organic chemistry , selectivity , composite material , chemistry , biochemistry , gene , engineering
Single‐hole hollow polymer microspheres (see Figure) have been synthesized through the direct polymerization and cross‐linking reactions occurring at the surface of carboxyl‐capping polystyrene colloids, followed by removal of the core particles. The molecular imprinting of these single‐hole hollow microspheres towards the specific high‐capacity uptake of target species opens new routes to promising applications.