Fabrication of Fluorescent One-dimensional-nanocomposites through One-pot Self-assembling Polymerization on Nano-helical Silica

Template-assisted self-assembly of achiral plasmonic nanoparticles into chiral structures

“…These inorganic silica nanomaterials offer promising robustness and tunable surface functionality, to serve as templates for hybrid materials, as demonstrated through the self-assembly of polyoxomethalates, 102 Au NPs, 103 or the polymerization of fluorescent polymers. 104 Cheng et al 40 reported the use of silica nanohelices as templates for the chiral self-assembly of Au NPs, bound through electrostatic interactions. In their system, Au NPs of sizes ranging between 4 and 10 nm were functionalized with either aminopropyltriethoxysilane (APTES) or carboxyl-terminated mercapto-oligo(ethylene glycol) ligands to acquire positive or negative surface charge, respectively.…”