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Free Content Fluorescent Microcapsules Based on Coordination Supramolecular Polymers of Rare Earth Metal Ions

Fluorescent microcapsules based on coordination supramolecular polymers of rare earth metal ions were prepared via a layer-by-layer technique that used electrostatic interaction. The holes in the capsule walls were very small, which reduced leakage of small molecular payloads. The capsules remained intact at salt concentrations as high as 500 mmol·L-1, which shows they have potential in practical applications. Multicolored capsules were obtained simply using a mixture of terbium and europium ions.

Keywords: Fluorescent capsule; Layer-by-layer assembly; Metallic coordination supramolecular polymer

Document Type: Research Article

Publication date: 15 October 2012

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  • Acta Physico-Chimica Sinica, founded in 1985, is sponsored by the Chinese Chemical Society and organized by the College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, PekingUniversity. Since 1997, Acta Physico-Chimica Sinica has been indexed in SCI of ISI (US). Acta Physico-Chimica Sinica is devoted to reporting new and original experimental and theoretical basic research of interest to physical chemists, biophysical chemists, and material physical chemists. Manuscripts that are essentially reporting data, applications of data, or reviews of the literature are not suitable for publication in Acta Physico-Chimica Sinica.
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