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17450886

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4-5
pubmed:dateCreated
2007-4-24
pubmed:abstractText
Due to the theoretical importance and potential applications of fullerene, numerous fullerene derivatives have been developed to enhance its solubility and processability. This article provides an overview on fullerene containing polymers, from synthesis to their physicochemical properties in solution. Due to the unique chemical structure of fullerene, different fullerene containing polymeric architecture can be synthesized through various kinds of conjugating techniques, where fullerene can be located either on the backbone or the branch chain. Recently, the successful development of azido coupling and atom transfer radical addition (ATRA) makes it possible to synthesize "controlled" and well-defined fullerene containing polymers. Experimental results indicated that fullerene containing polymers not only increase the solubility of fullerene in solution, but also retain the conjugating properties of fullerene molecules. By blocking well-defined functional polymers onto fullerene molecules, different types of stimuli-responsive amphiphilic systems can be achieved. However, the large bulk volume and high hydrophobicity of fullerene gives rise to the large aggregates with different morphologies produced in solution, which can be tuned by changing external stimuli, such as pH, temperature, salt, and co-solvents. Interestingly, fullerene containing anionic polymers could induce the formation nano-scale fractal pattern, but not fullerene containing cationic polymers, which is evident from morphological studies.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
1533-4880
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
7
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1176-96
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:articleTitle
Fullerene containing polymers: a review on their synthesis and supramolecular behavior in solution.
pubmed:affiliation
Singapore-MIT Alliance and School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Avenue, Singapore 639798, Republic of Singapore.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review