Design, Synthesis, and Miniemulsion Polymerization of New Phosphonate Surfmers and Application Studies of the Resulting Nanoparticles as Model Systems for Biomimetic Mineralization and Cellular Uptake
present the synthesis of a new family of surfmers and their use for decorating nanoparticles with phosphonate groups through miniemulsion polymerization. Furthermore the synthesis of a dye‐labeled functional surfmer provided an elegant manner to evaluate and get deeper insights about its copolymerization. Additionally, potential applications of the synthesized particles in biological studies as well as
In some embodiments, the inventions described herein relate to a composition of matter comprising a molecule having the structure: wherein: independently at each occurrence, R
1
is a halogen, a alkyl group, a heteroalkyl group, an aryl group, or a heteroaryl group; R
2
comprises from 3 to 30 CH
2
— groups, n=0-5, m=0-5, q=1-3, and R
2
comprises at least one ether linkage
In some embodiments, the inventions described herein relate to a composition of matter comprising a molecule having the structure: wherein: independently at each occurrence, R1 is a halogen, a alkyl group, a heteroalkyl group, an aryl group, or a heteroaryl group; R2 comprises from 3 to 30 CH2— groups, n=0-5, m=0-5, q=1-3, and R2 comprises at least one ether linkage.