Polymerization in Shear Flow: From Bowl-Shaped Glyco-Microcarriers to Self-Propelled Micromotors

被引：18

作者：

Xu, Fei ^{[1
]}

Jing, Wenhua ^{[1
]}

Chen, Gaojian ^{[1
]}

Zhang, Zexin ^{[2
,3
]}

机构：

[1] Soochow Univ, Ctr Soft Condensed Matter Phys & Interdisciplinar, Sch Phys Sci & Technol, Suzhou 215006, Peoples R China

[2] Soochow Univ, Ctr Soft Condensed Matter Phys & Interdisciplinar, Sch Phys Sci & Technol, Coll Chem Chem Engn & Mat Sci, Suzhou 215006, Peoples R China

[3] Soochow Univ, Inst Adv Study, Suzhou 215006, Peoples R China

来源：

ACS MACRO LETTERS | 2021年 / 10卷 / 01期

基金：

中国国家自然科学基金;

关键词：

PARTICLES; GLYCOPOLYMERS; MICROSPHERES; COLLOIDS; SHELL; LOCK;

D O I：

10.1021/acsmacrolett.0c00653

中图分类号：

O63 [高分子化学（高聚物）];

学科分类号：

070305 ; 080501 ; 081704 ;

摘要：

We report a simple and effective method to synthesize composite bowl-shaped colloidal particles composed of a magnetic bottom and polymer wall. The bowl-shape is determined by the stirring and the resulting centrifugal force acting on the components during the synthesis. By systematically varying the stirring speed, we have found the lower and upper bounds for the bowl formation. Moreover, the size and thickness of the bowl can be tuned by changing the amount of the TPM monomer during synthesis. Functional groups can be easily introduced in the solidifying step through the polymerization of TPM by adding initiators and functional monomers. For example, by copolymerization of glycomonomer with TPM, bowl-shaped particles with biological activity can be obtained. In addition, such composite particles can be further modified to produce micromotors with well-controlled motions.

引用

页码：9 / 13

页数：5