Temperature-responsive smart nanoreactors : poly(N-isopropylacrylamide)-coated Au@mesoporous-SiO2 hollow nanospheres

A nanoreactor with temperature-responsive poly(N-isopopylacrylamide) (PNIPAM) coated on the external pore mouth of mesoporous silica hollow spheres and Au nanoparticles at the internal pore mouth were fabricated. Such spatial separation allows both Au nanoparticles and PNIPAM to function without int...

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Veröffentlicht in:Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids. - 1992. - 28(2012), 37 vom: 18. Sept., Seite 13452-8
1. Verfasser: Chen, Zhe (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Cui, Zhi-Min, Cao, Chang-Yan, He, Wei-Dong, Jiang, Lei, Song, Wei-Guo
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2012
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids
Schlagworte:Journal Article Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Acrylamides Acrylic Resins Polymers poly-N-isopropylacrylamide 25189-55-3 Gold 7440-57-5 Silicon Dioxide 7631-86-9
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Zusammenfassung:A nanoreactor with temperature-responsive poly(N-isopopylacrylamide) (PNIPAM) coated on the external pore mouth of mesoporous silica hollow spheres and Au nanoparticles at the internal pore mouth were fabricated. Such spatial separation allows both Au nanoparticles and PNIPAM to function without interfering with each other. Transmission electron microscopy (TEM), thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectra, and temperature-dependent optical transmittance curves demonstrate successful grafting of PNIPAM. This nanoreactor shows repeated on/off catalytic activity switched by temperature control. It shows excellent catalytic activity toward 4-nitrophenol (4-NP) reduction at 30 °C [below lower critical solution temperature (LCST) of PNIPAM] with a turnover frequency (TOF) of 14.8 h(-1). However, when the temperature was 50 °C (above LCST), the TOF dropped to 2.4 h(-1). Kinetic studies indicated that diffusion into the mesopores of the catalyst was the key factor, and the temperature-responsive behavior of PNIPAM was able to control this diffusion
Beschreibung:Date Completed 24.01.2013
Date Revised 20.11.2014
published: Print-Electronic
Citation Status MEDLINE
ISSN:1520-5827
DOI:10.1021/la3022535