RAFT Hydroxylated Polymers as Templates and Ligands for the Synthesis of Fluorescent ZnO Quantum Dots.

ABSTRACT: The remarkable photoluminescent properties, biocompatibility, biodegradability, and antibacterial properties of zinc oxide quantum dots (ZnO QDs) coupled with their low cost and nanoscale size guarantee bio-related and technological applications. However, the effect of the polymeric ligand during synthesis has hardly been investigated compared to other less environmentally friendly QDs. Thus, the objective of this work was to focus on the synthesis of fluorescent hybrid ZnO QDs by the sol-gel method using different polymers with hydroxyl groups as templates and ligands to obtain stable particles in different media. For this purpose, well-defined hydroxylated statistical polymers and block copolymers were synthesized using reversible-addition fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) polymerizati

SUBMITTER: San Jose L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9565916 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature