Viologen-based dendritic macromolecular asterisks: synthesis and interplay with gold nanoparticles†
Nadia Katir,Abdelkrim El Kadib,Vincent Collière,Jean Pierre Majoral
Chemical Communications Pub Date : 05/07/2014 00:00:00 , DOI:10.1039/C4CC02392G
Abstract

The viologen-skeleton reacts with a hydrazine-terminated cyclotriphosphazene core to provide novel dendritic macromolecular asterisks that efficiently exchange, deliver and stabilize gold nanoparticles for up to eight months.

Graphical abstract: Viologen-based dendritic macromolecular asterisks: synthesis and interplay with gold nanoparticles