Issue 23, 2014
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Chemical Communications

Redox-responsive organometallic microgel particles prepared from poly(ferrocenylsilane)s generated using microfluidics†

Xiaofeng Sui,a   Lingling Shui,b   Jin Cui,a   Yanbo Xie,c   Jing Song,d   Albert van den Berg,bc   Mark A. Hempeniusa  and  G. Julius Vancso*a  

* Corresponding authors

a Materials Science and Technology of Polymers and MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology, University of Twente, P.O. Box 217, 7500 AE Enschede, The Netherlands
E-mail: g.j.vancso@utwente.nl
Fax: +31 53 4893823
Tel: +31 53 4892967

b Institute of Electronic Paper Displays, South China Academy of Advanced Optoelectronics, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, China

c BIOS/Lab-on-a-Chip Group and MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology, University of Twente, P.O. Box 217, 7500 AE Enschede, The Netherlands

d Institute of Materials Research and Engineering, Research Link 3, Singapore

Abstract

We describe a novel and versatile method for the fabrication of poly(ferrocenylsilane) (PFS) based microspheres using microfluidics. Cross-linked microgel particles were obtained by UV-induced crosslinking of precursor droplets. By variations in the substitution of the silane units of PFS, organogel as well as hydrogel particles were prepared. Applications of these redox active microspheres to form in situ Ag nanoparticles, as well as loading and release of guest molecules were demonstrated.

Graphical abstract: Redox-responsive organometallic microgel particles prepared from poly(ferrocenylsilane)s generated using microfluidics

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/C3CC49501A
Article type
Communication
Submitted
15 Dec 2013
Accepted
28 Jan 2014
First published
28 Jan 2014

Chem. Commun., 2014,50, 3058-3060

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Redox-responsive organometallic microgel particles prepared from poly(ferrocenylsilane)s generated using microfluidics

X. Sui, L. Shui, J. Cui, Y. Xie, J. Song, A. van den Berg, M. A. Hempenius and G. Julius Vancso, Chem. Commun., 2014, 50, 3058 DOI: 10.1039/C3CC49501A

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