The <i>in situ</i> “grafting from” approach for the synthesis of polymer brushes on upconversion nanoparticles <i>via</i> NIR-mediated RAFT polymerization
Lingjuan Hu, Qianqian Hao, Linan Wang, Zhe Cui, Peng Fu, Minying Liu, Xiaoguang Qiao, Xinchang Pang
Abstract
Through NIR-mediated RAFT polymerization, surface growth of polymer brushes on UCNPs was realized based on an efficient <italic>in situ</italic> ligand exchange.
Topics & Concepts
RaftPolymerizationPolymerReversible addition−fragmentation chain-transfer polymerizationIn situNanoparticlePolymer chemistryGraftingMaterials scienceChemical engineeringChemistryRadical polymerizationNanotechnologyOrganic chemistryEngineeringLuminescence and Fluorescent MaterialsPolymer Surface Interaction StudiesRadioactive element chemistry and processing