title: Integration of porous coordination polymers and gold nanorods into core-shell mesoscopic composites toward light-induced molecular release.
abstract: Besides conventional approaches for regulating in-coming molecules for gas storage, separation, or molecular sensing, the control of molecular release from the pores is a prerequisite for extending the range of their application, such as drug delivery. Herein, we report the fabrication of a new porous coordination polymer (PCP)-based composite consisting of a gold nanorod (GNR) used as an optical switch and PCP crystals for controlled molecular release using light irradiation as an external trigger. The delicate core-shell structures of this new platform, composed of an individual GNR core and an aluminum-based PCP shell, were achieved by the selective deposition of an aluminum precursor onto the surface of GNR followed by the replication of the precursor into aluminum-based PCPs. The mesoscopic structure was characterized by electron microscopy, energy dispersive X-ray elemental mapping, and sorption experiments. Combination at the nanoscale of the high storage capacity of PCPs with the photothermal properties of GNRs resulted in the implementation of unique motion-induced molecular release, triggered by the highly efficient conversion of optical energy into heat that occurs when the GNRs are irradiated into their plasmon band. Temporal control of the molecular release was demonstrated with anthracene as a guest molecule and fluorescent probe by means of fluorescence spectroscopy.
authors.affiliation: Institute for Integrated Cell-Material Sciences (WPI-iCeMS), Kyoto University, Yoshida, Kyoto 606-8501, Japan.
authors.forename: Kira
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Khaletskaya
authors.forename: Julien
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Reboul
authors.forename: Mikhail
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Meilikhov
authors.forename: Masashi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nakahama
authors.forename: Stéphane
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Diring
authors.forename: Masahiko
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tsujimoto
authors.forename: Seiji
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Isoda
authors.forename: Franklin
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Ken-ichiro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kamei
authors.forename: Roland A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Fischer
authors.forename: Susumu
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kitagawa
authors.forename: Shuhei
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Furukawa
mesh_terms: D001672:Biocompatible Materials / Q000737:chemistry; D006046:Gold / Q000737:chemistry*; D008027:Light; D053761:Nanocomposites / Q000737:chemistry*; D057139:Nanofibers / Q000737:chemistry; D043942:Nanotubes / Q000737:chemistry*; D055668:Photochemical Processes; D010881:Piperidones / Q000737:chemistry; D011108:Polymers / Q000737:chemistry*; D016062:Porosity
chemical_list: D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D010881:Piperidones; D011108:Polymers; D006046:Gold; C007864:glutarimide