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Thermosensitive Core–Shell Particles as Carriers for Ag Nanoparticles: Modulating the Catalytic Activity by a Phase Transition in Networks
Author(s) -
Lu Yan,
Mei Yu,
Drechsler Markus,
Ballauff Matthias
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/anie.200502731
Subject(s) - nanoreactor , nanoparticle , catalysis , polystyrene , core (optical fiber) , nanotechnology , phase (matter) , phase transition , chemistry , materials science , chemical engineering , physics , organic chemistry , polymer , engineering , thermodynamics , composite material
Nanoreactors : Metal nanoparticles must be stabilized with carrier systems against aggregation if they are to have applications in catalysis. One such system, a thermosensitive network of poly( N ‐isopropylacrylamide) that surrounds a polystyrene core, enables control over the catalytic activity of the nanoparticles through a phase transition and leads to applications as a controllable nanoreactor.