title: Hydrogen-bond-selective phase transfer of nanoparticles across liquid/gel interfaces.
abstract: In the swim: Colloidal nanoparticles coated with polylactide (PLA, red) and poly(ethylene glycol) brushes (PEG, black) can transfer from organic to aqueous phases across liquid/liquid or liquid/gel interfaces during degradation of the PLA coating (see picture: first step), which is driven selectively by the hydrogen bonding of the PEG coating with the aqueous phase (second step).
authors.affiliation: Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, 14424 Potsdam, Germany.
authors.forename: Zhengwei
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Mao
authors.forename: Jinshan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Guo
authors.forename: Shuo
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bai
authors.forename: Tich-Lam
authors.initials: TL
authors.lastname: Nguyen
authors.forename: Haibing
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Xia
authors.forename: Yubin
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Mulvaney
authors.forename: Dayang
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D003102:Colloids / Q000737:chemistry; D006860:Hydrogen Bonding; D057927:Hydrophobic and Hydrophilic Interactions; D008670:Metals / Q000737:chemistry; D053758:Nanoparticles / Q000737:chemistry*; D044367:Phase Transition; D011091:Polyesters / Q000737:chemistry; D011092:Polyethylene Glycols / Q000737:chemistry; D013499:Surface Properties
chemical_list: D003102:Colloids; D008670:Metals; D011091:Polyesters; D011092:Polyethylene Glycols; C033616:poly(lactide)