Department of Material Science and Engineering, and, Key Laboratory of Polymer Chemistry and Physics of the, Ministry of Education, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, P.R. China.
School of Materials Science and Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, 30332, USA.
Angew Chem Int Ed Engl. 2018 Feb 19;57(8):2046-2070. doi: 10.1002/anie.201705019. Epub 2018 Jan 15.
Inorganic nanoparticles have become a research focus in numerous fields because of their unique properties that distinguish them from their bulk counterparts. Controlling the size and shape of nanoparticles is an essential aspect of nanoparticle synthesis. Preparing inorganic nanoparticles by using block copolymer templates is one of the most reliable routes for tuning the size and shape of nanoparticles with a high degree of precision. In this Review, we discuss recent progress in the design of block copolymer templates for crafting spherical inorganic nanoparticles including compact, hollow, and core-shell varieties. The templates are divided into two categories: micelles self-assembled from linear block copolymers and unimolecular star-shaped block copolymers. The precise control over the size and morphology of nanoparticles is highlighted as well as the useful properties and applications of such inorganic nanoparticles.
由于其独特的性质，无机纳米粒子在许多领域已成为研究热点，使其有别于其块状对应物。控制纳米粒子的尺寸和形状是纳米粒子合成的一个重要方面。使用嵌段共聚物模板来制备无机纳米粒子是一种最可靠的方法，可以高度精确地调整纳米粒子的尺寸和形状。在这篇综述中，我们讨论了设计用于制备球形无机纳米粒子的嵌段共聚物模板的最新进展，包括致密、中空和核壳等多种类型。这些模板分为两类：由线性嵌段共聚物自组装而成的胶束和单分子星形嵌段共聚物。我们强调了对纳米粒子尺寸和形态的精确控制，以及此类无机纳米粒子的有用性质和应用。
