Quadruple-Responsive Nanocomposite Based on Dextran–PMAA–PNIPAM, Iron Oxide Nanoparticles, and Gold Nanorods
✍ Scribed by Wenqian Feng; Weipeng Lv; Junjie Qi; Guoliang Zhang; Fengbao Zhang; Xiaobin Fan
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2011
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 770 KB
- Volume
- 33
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1022-1336
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✦ Synopsis
Abstract
A quadruple‐responsive nanocomposite that responds to temperature, pH, magnetic field, and NIR is obtained by incorporating superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles (SPIONs) and gold nanorods (AuNRs) into a dextran‐based smart copolymer network. The dual‐sensitive copolymer is prepared by sequential RAFT polymerization of methacrylic acid and N‐isopropylacrylamide from trithiocarbonate groups linked to dextran in one pot. These functionalized nanocomposites with superior stability can respond to the four stimuli mentioned above well. As evidenced by UV–vis and TEM measurements, the temperature‐induced unusual blue‐shift in the longitudinal plasmon band is possibly due to the side‐to‐side assembly of AuNRs.