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Nanocrystal Synthesis in an Amphibious Bath: Spontaneous Generation of Hydrophilic and Hydrophobic Surface Coatings
Author(s) -
Smith Andrew M.,
Nie Shuming
Publication year - 2008
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.200804179
Subject(s) - dispersity , nanocrystal , denticity , solubility , amphiphile , dispersion (optics) , water soluble , polyethylene , ligand (biochemistry) , nanotechnology , materials science , chemical engineering , chemistry , copolymer , polymer science , polymer chemistry , organic chemistry , optics , polymer , physics , crystal structure , engineering , biochemistry , receptor
Universal solubility : A variety of monodisperse nanocrystals have been synthesized in an “amphibious” reaction bath consisting of an amphiphilic multidentate ligand and low‐molecular‐weight polyethylene glycols (PEGs). These particles are instantly soluble in nearly all solvents and retain their characteristic optical properties after dispersion (see picture).