"Clickable" polymer nanoparticles: a modular scaffold for surface functionalization

Chem Commun (Camb). 2010 Aug 7;46(29):5277-9. doi: 10.1039/c0cc00232a. Epub 2010 Jun 23.

Abstract

The versatility of copper-catalyzed alkyne-azide coupling (CuAAC) in functionalizing drug-loaded polymer nanoparticles is demonstrated via the modification of surfaces of acetylene-functionalized PNPs with folate, biotin, and gold nanoparticles.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Alkenes / chemistry
  • Azides / chemistry
  • Catalysis
  • Copper / chemistry
  • Gold / chemistry*
  • Metal Nanoparticles / chemistry*
  • Metal Nanoparticles / ultrastructure
  • Microscopy, Electron, Transmission
  • Molecular Structure
  • Polymers / chemistry*
  • Surface Properties

Substances

  • Alkenes
  • Azides
  • Polymers
  • Gold
  • Copper