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First Successful Post‐Synthetic Self‐Assembly of Polyaniline with Poly( N ‐vinylpyrrolidone) into Aqueous Nanocolloids
Author(s) -
Li Guorong,
Li Bogeng
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
macromolecular rapid communications
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.348
H-Index - 154
eISSN - 1521-3927
pISSN - 1022-1336
DOI - 10.1002/marc.200600125
Subject(s) - polyaniline , aqueous solution , self assembly , colloid , materials science , micrograph , chemical engineering , atomic force microscopy , nanoparticle , morphology (biology) , polymer chemistry , nanotechnology , polymer , chemistry , organic chemistry , scanning electron microscope , polymerization , composite material , biology , engineering , genetics
Summary: Polyaniline (PANI) is successfully self‐assembled with poly( N ‐vinylpyrrolidone) (PVP) into aqueous nanocolloids. The typical morphology of the colloids is studied by atomic force microscopy (AFM), which reveals spherical nanoparticles with a diameter of 80–150 nm. A possible mechanism for such a post‐synthetic self‐assembly process is proposed.AFM micrograph of PANI aqueous nanocolloids stabilized by PVP via a novel post‐synthetic self‐assembly method.