Amphiphilic linear polymers were prepared by palmitic acid mobified and quaternization of linear polyethylenimine (LPEI). Through the ionic bond or hydrogen bond interactions between the amino and citric acid anion
amphiphilic linear polymers has been successfully employed to transfer the 18nm citrate-protected gold nanoparticles (AuNP) from water into chloroform without aid of other compounds such as thiols
TOAB and so on. The chloroform solutions of AuNPs were characterized by UV-vis spectrometry and dynamic light scattering. It was found that the sizes and shapes of the gold nanoparticles were preserved during the phase-transfer process
the product of palmitic acid modified LPEI afterquaternization (LPEI15k-C16
0.73
N
+
) exhibited higher efficiency in transferring the large AuNPs. furthermore the amphiphilic linear polymers could form relatively homogeneous and densely packed shell around the gold core revealed by transmission electron microscopy. Moreover
the AuNPs capped with the amphiphilic linear polymers could be also stored in dryness for at least 35 days at room temperature.
关键词
线性聚乙烯亚胺金纳米粒子两亲性相转移
Keywords
Linear polyethyleneimineGold nanoparticlesAmphiphilicPhase transfer