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Polysulfone/Metal Nanocomposites by Simultaneous Photoinduced Crosslinking and Redox Reaction
Author(s) -
Sangermano Marco,
Roppolo Ignazio,
Camara V. H. Alves,
Dizman Cemil,
Ates Sahin,
Torun Lokman,
Yagci Yusuf
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
macromolecular materials and engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.913
H-Index - 96
eISSN - 1439-2054
pISSN - 1438-7492
DOI - 10.1002/mame.201000440
Subject(s) - polysulfone , materials science , nanocomposite , noble metal , oligomer , polymer chemistry , redox , chemical engineering , polymer , polymerization , photopolymer , nanoparticle , metal , nanotechnology , composite material , metallurgy , engineering
A diacrylate polysulfone oligomer is synthesized and used as the acrylic oligomer for the in situ synthesis of noble metal/PSU nanocomposites through UV‐induced simultaneous radical polymerization of acrylic functionalities and NP formation by reduction of their precursors. Thus, silver or gold NPs are formed in situ during polymer network formation. FESEM analysis of the morphology of the cured systems demonstrates that the nanoparticles of the noble metals are homogeneously distributed in the network without macroscopic agglomeration.