Abstract
Biodegradable poly(1,5-dioxepan-2-one) (PDXO) was grown directly from Si-OH groups of a silica nanoparticle by surface-initiated, ring-opening polymerization (SI-ROP) of 1,5-dioxepan-2-one (DXO). The direct SI-ROP of DXO was achieved by heating a mixture of Sn(Oct)2, DXO, and the silica nanoparticles (316 nm in diameter) in anhydrous toluene. The resulting silica/PDXO hybrid nanoparticles were characterized by means of 1H NMR spectroscopy, IR spectroscopy, thermogravimetric analysis, and field-emission scanning electron microscopy.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1510-1513 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Macromolecular Rapid Communications |
| Volume | 25 |
| Issue number | 16 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 26 Aug 2004 |
Keywords
- Biodegradable
- Nanoparticles
- Poly(1,5-dioxepan-2-one) (PDXO)
- Ring-opening polymerization
- Surface-initiated polymerization
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