title: Thermoresponsive AuNPs Stabilized by Pillararene-Containing Polymers.
abstract: Pillararene-containing thermoresponsive polymers are synthesized via reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer polymerization using pillararene derivatives as the effective chain transfer agents for the first time. These polymers can self-assemble into micelles and form vesicles after guest molecules are added. Furthermore, such functional polymers can be further applied to prepare hybrid gold nanoparticles, which integrate the thermoresponsivity of polymers and molecular recognition of pillararenes.
authors.affiliation: School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University, Shanghai, 200241, China.|State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Department of Macromolecular Science, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433, China.
authors.forename: Xiaojuan
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Liao
authors.affiliation: School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University, Shanghai, 200241, China.
authors.forename: Lei
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Guo
authors.affiliation: School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University, Shanghai, 200241, China.
authors.forename: Junxia
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.affiliation: School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University, Shanghai, 200241, China.
authors.forename: Sha
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University, Shanghai, 200241, China.
authors.forename: Meiran
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Xie
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Department of Macromolecular Science, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433, China.
authors.forename: Guosong
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Chen
mesh_terms: D006046:Gold / Q000737:chemistry; D053768:Metal Nanoparticles / Q000737:chemistry*; D058105:Polymerization; D011108:Polymers / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry*; D013696:Temperature
chemical_list: D011108:Polymers; D006046:Gold
keywords: gold nanoparticles; host-guest interaction; pillararene; supramolecular chemistry; thermoresponsive polymers