Photoresponsive hybrid raspberry-like colloids based on cucurbit[8]uril host-guest interactions.
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.
Melville Laboratory for Polymer Synthesis, Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, CB2 1EW (UK).
Yang
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Lan
Yuchao
Y
Wu
Athan
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Karas
Oren A
OA
Scherman
colloids; host-guest systems; nanoparticles; self-assembly; supramolecular chemistry