POSS-based Amphiphiles: Synthesis and Use in Self-assembling Nanosystems and Nanomaterials

Title:POSS-based Amphiphiles: Synthesis and Use in Self-assembling Nanosystems and Nanomaterials

Volume: 21 Issue: 28

Author(s): Yaochen Zheng, Zhengguo Gao, Yan Sheng, Jin Han*Yuan Gao*

Affiliation:

• College of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, 310014,China

• College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Yantai University, 30 Qingquan Road, Yantai, 264005,China

Keywords: Polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane (POSS), amphiphile, synthesis, self-assembly, application, nanomaterials.

Abstract: Background: Polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane (POSS)-based amphiphiles can be divided into two types: traditional and shape amphiphiles, which are often composed of hydrophobic cage-like POSS moiety and hydrophilic/hydrophobic linear polymer segment, mainly exhibiting tadpole-, dumbbell- and starshaped structures.

Objective: The aim of this review will give an overall understanding of POSS-based amphiphiles in synthesis, characterization and potential applications.

Method: Combined click reaction with living (controlled) polymerization techniques, two main strategies, “POSS first” strategy and “polymer first” strategy, have been used to prepare POSS-based amphiphiles.

Results: POSS-based amphiphiles can be self-assembly in specific solution and they have been widely applied in organic-inorganic materials, proton exchange membranes, catalyst supports, nanotechnologies, dyeencapsulation, and photoluminescence devices, etc.

Conclusion: In this review, we majorly focus on the advances in the synthesis, self-assembling, and potential applications of POSS-based amphiphiles reported over the last decade.

Cite this article as:

Zheng Yaochen , Gao Zhengguo , Sheng Yan , Han Jin *, Gao Yuan *, POSS-based Amphiphiles: Synthesis and Use in Self-assembling Nanosystems and Nanomaterials, Current Organic Chemistry 2017; 21 (28) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1385272821666170811113025