title: Imparting nanoparticle function with size-controlled amphiphilic polymers.
abstract: Herein we report our method of water solubilization and subsequent functionalization of a variety of nanoparticle systems with amphiphilic polymers containing build-in "chemical handles". We have used these polymers, which have narrow polydispersity indices, to impart water solubility and chemical sensitivity toward targeted species (here: pH). These material systems have high chemical conjugation efficiencies in aqueous conditions which may be used to create a variety of chemical and biological multifunctional materials.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois at Chicago, 845 West Taylor Street, Chicago, Illinois 60607-7061, USA.
authors.forename: Yingchuan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Rahul
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Thakar
authors.forename: Preston T
authors.initials: PT
authors.lastname: Snee
mesh_terms: D000180:Acrylic Resins / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry*; D019187:Cadmium Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D005456:Fluorescent Dyes / Q000737:chemistry; D015394:Molecular Structure; D053758:Nanoparticles / Q000737:chemistry*; D010316:Particle Size; D018036:Selenium Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D013438:Sulfhydryl Compounds / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry; D013440:Sulfides / Q000737:chemistry*; D013499:Surface Properties; D013501:Surface-Active Agents / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry*; D017967:Zinc Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D000180:Acrylic Resins; D019187:Cadmium Compounds; D005456:Fluorescent Dyes; D018036:Selenium Compounds; D013438:Sulfhydryl Compounds; D013440:Sulfides; D013501:Surface-Active Agents; D017967:Zinc Compounds; C006903:carbopol 940; C058667:cadmium selenide; C031238:zinc sulfide