Synthesis of Novel Amphiphilic Fluorinated Polymers for the Dispersion of Hydrophobic Gold Nanoparticles, Quantum Dots, or Highly Fluorinated Molecules in Water.

ABSTRACT: The transfer of inorganic nanoparticles (NPs) into water is usually considered a challenge, as NPs are preferably synthesized in organic solvents and commonly bear hydrophobic ligands. Consequently, various methods have been reported to achieve their transfer to aqueous media. Among these, a polymer coating using amphiphilic polymers represents a particularly useful approach. These polymers can interact with the NP surface via their hydrophobic moieties, while their hydrophilic side remains exposed to the aqueous media, thus enabling dispersion in water. In this paper, we present the facile synthesis of several fluorinated, hydrosoluble amphiphilic polymers, and we study the coating of different types of metallic NPs, such as gold nanoparticles and quantum dots (QDs). Gold NPs were transfe

SUBMITTER: Llorente G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12715620 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature