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Photoresponsive Hybrid Raspberry‐Like Colloids Based on Cucurbit[8]uril Host–Guest Interactions
Author(s) -
Lan Yang,
Wu Yuchao,
Fox Athan,
Scherman Oren A.
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
angewandte chemie
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1521-3757
pISSN - 0044-8249
DOI - 10.1002/ange.201309204
Subject(s) - supramolecular chemistry , colloid , cucurbituril , linker , materials science , nanotechnology , nanoparticle , blowing a raspberry , host (biology) , hybrid material , chemistry , chemical engineering , molecule , organic chemistry , computer science , ecology , food science , engineering , biology , operating system
Hybrid raspberry‐like colloids (HRCs) were prepared by employing cucurbit[8]uril (CB[8]) as a supramolecular linker to assemble functional polymeric nanoparticles onto a silica core. The formed HRCs are photoresponsive and can be reversibly disassembled upon light irradiation. This facile supramolecular approach provides a platform for the synthesis of colloids with sophisticated structures and properties.