Kanzhigitova Dana, Abutalip Munziya, Nazir Faisal, Amze Magzhan, Askar Perizat, Yeszhan Yelriza, Pham Tri Thanh, Rakhmetullayeva Raikhan, Adilov Salimgerey, Nuraje Nurxat
Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, School of Engineering and Digital Science, Nazarbayev University, Astana 010000, Kazakhstan.
Department of Chemistry and Chemical Technology, Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Almaty 050040, Kazakhstan.
Langmuir. 2024 Jan 30;40(4):2183-2190. doi: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.3c03167. Epub 2024 Jan 18.
Versatile nanostructures of conducting polymers are highly relevant based on unique properties, including electrical, optical, and thermal, with changes in morphology. This contribution reports a facile and reproducible synthesis approach for the design of conducting polymer nanostructures from zero- to three-dimensional composites. Two polymerization steps, namely, self-assembly-directed and interface thin layer-templated polymerizations in this synthesis, were kinetically controlled to fabricate such nanostructures directly. The uniquely designed bicontinuous nanoreactor offers an easy synthesis technique for fabricating 3D multifunctional conducting polymer composites. Self-assembly-directed polymerization could be controlled to form nanorods and further directed to form nanobowl/hollow spherical structures. The interface thin layer template process was tuned to produce hollow spherical and 2D film nanostructures. Kinetic control of polymerization was able to provide access to unprecedented nanostructures of the conducting polymers ranging from DNA origami to gecko-inspired nanostructures, with potential applications in drug delivery, energy storage, and adhesive materials. For example, this is the first conducting polymer material that can demonstrate similar adhesiveness (around 8 N/cm) to gecko finger hairs.
基于独特的性质，包括电学、光学和热学性质以及形态变化，导电聚合物的多功能纳米结构具有高度相关性。本论文报道了一种简便且可重复的合成方法，用于设计从零维到三维复合材料的导电聚合物纳米结构。在该合成过程中，通过动力学控制两个聚合步骤，即自组装导向聚合和界面薄层模板聚合，直接制备此类纳米结构。独特设计的双连续纳米反应器为制备三维多功能导电聚合物复合材料提供了一种简便的合成技术。自组装导向聚合可被控制以形成纳米棒，并进一步导向形成纳米碗/空心球形结构。界面薄层模板工艺经调整可制备空心球形和二维薄膜纳米结构。聚合反应的动力学控制能够实现制备从DNA折纸到受壁虎启发的纳米结构等前所未有的导电聚合物纳米结构，在药物递送、能量存储和粘合材料等方面具有潜在应用。例如，这是第一种能展现出与壁虎指毛相似粘附力（约8 N/cm）的导电聚合物材料。
