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Progress in preparation of Janus nanoparticles by self-assembly of block copolymers

  • LIU Shanqin ,
  • ZHANG Yijun ,
  • DENG Renhua ,
  • MEI Luping
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  • 1. School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan Institute of Science and Technology, Xinxiang 453003, China;
    2. Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China;
    3. Offshore Oil Engineering Co., Ltd., Tianjin 300451, China

Received date: 2015-08-15

  Revised date: 2015-11-10

  Online published: 2016-02-04

Abstract

The Janus particles of two compositions or properties distinctly compartmentalized have important applications in stabilizing emulsion, drug carriers, interfacial catalysis, and building superstructures. Especially, the Janus nanoparticles of block copolymers with covalently linked compartments are strong in structure, and have attracted growing interests due to their nano-size, the flexible structures, and the response to solvent, pH value, temperature or other stimuli. It is important to develop new methods for a large-scale synthesis of Janus nanoparticles with tunable morphology, structure and chemical composition. This review summarizes the recent progress in the preparation of block copolymer Janus nanoparticles. Some important methods are discussed and compared in detail, which is conducive to the design and the preparation of the Janus nanoparticles for potential applications.

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LIU Shanqin , ZHANG Yijun , DENG Renhua , MEI Luping . Progress in preparation of Janus nanoparticles by self-assembly of block copolymers[J]. Science & Technology Review, 2016 , 34(2) : 27 -32 . DOI: 10.3981/j.issn.1000-7857.2016.2.002

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