Journal article
Synthesis of Customizable Macromolecular Conjugates as Building Blocks for Engineering Metal–Phenolic Network Capsules with Tailorable Properties
Chan-Jin Kim, Francesca Ercole, Yi Ju, Shuaijun Pan, Jingqu Chen, Yijiao Qu, John F Quinn, Frank Caruso
Chemistry of Materials | American Chemical Society (ACS) | Published : 2021
Abstract
Metal–phenolic networks (MPNs), formed through coordination bonding between phenolic molecules and metal ions, are a promising class of materials for engineering particle systems for diverse applications. However, the properties of such MPNs are inherently restricted due to the finite properties of naturally occurring phenolic molecules. Herein, we report a simple and robust approach to incorporate phenolic moieties into polymers, thereby providing customizable phenolic ligand building blocks that can be used to assemble capsules with a range of tailorable properties. The phenolic ligand building blocks were synthesized via carbonic anhydride coupling to terminal amines, a conjugation approa..
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Awarded by Australian Research Council
Funding Acknowledgements
This research was funded by the Australian Research Council through the Discovery Project (DP200100713) scheme. F.C. acknowledges the award of a National Health and Medical Research Council Senior Principal Research Fellowship (GNT1135806). J.F.Q. acknowledges receipt of a Future Fellowship (FT170100144) from the Australian Research Council. This work was performed in part at the Materials Characterisation and Fabrication Platform (MCFP) at the University of Melbourne and the Victorian Node of the Australian National Fabrication Facility (ANFF). We thank Dr. Christina Cortez-Jugo and Dr. Matthew Faria for helpful discussions.