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Date: | 2013 |
Abstract: | A facile one-step polymerization strategy is explored to achieve novel catechol-based materials. Depending on the functionality of the catechol, the as-prepared product can be used to modify at will the surface tension of nano and bulk structures, from oleo-/hydrophobic to highly hydrophilic. A hydrophobic catechol prepared thus polymerized shows the ability to self-assemble as solid nanoparticles with sticky properties in polar solvent media. Such a versatile concept is ideal for the development of catechol-based multifunctional materials. |
Grants: | Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad MAT2012-38318-C03-02 Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad MAT2012-38319-C02-01 Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad CTQ2012-30853 Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación CTQ2009-07469 |
Note: | Altres ajuts: we are also grateful to Generalitat de Catalunya for project 2010VALOR00039 |
Rights: | Tots els drets reservats. |
Language: | Anglès |
Document: | Article ; recerca ; Versió sotmesa a revisió |
Subject: | Adhesion ; Catechol ; Multifunctional materials ; Nanoparticles ; Polydopamine |
Published in: | Advanced materials, Vol. 25, issue 14 (April 2013) , p. 2066-2070, ISSN 1521-4095 |
Preprint 35 p, 2.6 MB |