Journal
CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS
Volume 20, Issue 23, Pages 7215-7219Publisher
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/cm800733y
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- Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) [SPP 1259, KN 224/18-1]
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A water solubilization method for hydrophobic CdSe-ZnS quantum dots (QDs) is exhibited in this paper. The thermo-sensitive and photo-cross-linkable poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) (PNiPAm) copolymer is used for extraction of the hydrophobic QDs in dichloromethane and transferring them to water. This was accomplished via a solvent-induced phase separation process based on the amphiphilic nature of PNiPAm and their interactions with the different solvents. In addition, the functional ferrocene-containing PNiPAm is also used for the water solubilization of the hydrophobic QDs and the hydrogel/QDs particles demonstrate the chemical redox-controlled switch on-off property.
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