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Modified chitosan as a polymeric nanoreactor for fabrication of pure ZnO nano particles
Author(s) -
Jajarmi Pedram,
Barzegar Shahram,
Pourjavadi Ali
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
journal of applied polymer science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.575
H-Index - 166
eISSN - 1097-4628
pISSN - 0021-8995
DOI - 10.1002/app.31730
Subject(s) - nanoreactor , materials science , fourier transform infrared spectroscopy , chitosan , nanoparticle , thermal decomposition , polymer , chemical engineering , acrylic acid , scanning electron microscope , fabrication , polymer chemistry , nanotechnology , copolymer , composite material , chemistry , organic chemistry , medicine , alternative medicine , pathology , engineering
ZnO nanoparticles have been prepared successfully by hydrogel decomposition method (HDM). Synthesized ZnO nanoparticles were characterized by X‐ray diffraction (XRD), fourier transforms infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), and transition electron microscopy (TEM) techniques. Narrow distribution of sizes with a 20–30 nm diameter and regular distribution of ZnO nanoparticles are attributed to the application of poly(acrylic acid‐ co ‐acrylamide) grafted chitosan hydrogel as coating agent. The results show that the polymer thermal decomposition technique is a perfect method for the synthesis of ZnO nanoparticles. © 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci, 2010