Guest-controlled aggregation of cavitand gold nanoparticles and N-methyl pyridinium-terminated PEG

Chem Commun (Camb). 2011 Jun 21;47(23):6596-8. doi: 10.1039/c1cc11192b. Epub 2011 May 16.

Abstract

The introduction of a disulfide functionalized tetraphosphonate cavitand on Au nanoparticles promotes the reversible self-assembly of a hybrid network upon addition of a polymeric ditopic guest.