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Self‐Assembly and Colloidal Polymerization of Polymer–Nanoparticle Hybrids into Mesoscopic Chains
Author(s) -
Pyun Jeffrey
Publication year - 2012
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.201206245
Subject(s) - mesoscopic physics , polymerization , polymer , nanoparticle , materials science , self assembly , colloid , nanotechnology , chemical engineering , colloidal gold , polymer chemistry , composite material , physics , quantum mechanics , engineering
No, it's not frogspawn! Polymer‐coated gold nanoparticles can be assembled into extended mesoscopic chains with precise dimensional control. Here, the conditions can be adjusted to promote the fusion of polymeric ligands into cylindrical micellar aggregates. This type of colloidal polymerization offers a new and versatile route to a variety of mesoscopic assemblies of nanoparticles.