作者: Maixian Liu , Wing-Cheung Law , Atcha Kopwitthaya , Xin Liu , Mark T. Swihart
DOI: 10.1039/C3CC45103H
关键词: Nanorod 、 Amphiphile 、 Phase (matter) 、 Mechanical force 、 Nanotechnology 、 PEG ratio 、 Self-assembly 、 Materials science
摘要: We introduce a mechanical approach to phase transfer of PEGylated gold nanorods. Amphiphilic PEG ligands can be switched between hydrophilic and hydrophobic states by applying force. PEG-GNRs in their state self-assemble into rings, phenomenon previously observed only for GNRs capped with ligands.