Swelling induced Au–S bond breakage is determined by the molecular composition of surface tethered copolymers—carboxylated poly(OEGMA-r-HEMA)†
Abstract
We developed a novel method to determine the molecular composition of surface tethered carboxylated poly(OEGMA-r-HEMA), which in turn determines the swelling induced Au–S bond breakage (CBB) event. More accurate control over CBB will eventually lead to many applications in mechanochemistry and controlled release.