초록 |
This study introduces a facile method for synthesis of monodisperse Janus microparticles with controllable compartmented bulb dimensions as well as surface amphiphilicity. The synthesis method is based on the seeded monomer swelling and consecutive polymerization. Through this technique, we can not only precisely tune the relative dimension ratio of the compartmented bulb against the whole particle, but also selectively provide the amphiphilicity to the particles. In the continued studies, we patch functional metal nanoparticles, including palladium, iron oxide, and platinum, onto one of the bulb surfaces. Finally, using the metal nanoparticles-patchy Janus microparticles, we demonstrate that they are of great importance and play a role in the fields of catalytic chemical reactions and electromagnetics. |