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Gold‐Nanoparticle‐Decorated Glass Microspheres
Author(s) -
Gadomska Katarzyna M.,
Lechner Sebastian J.,
Spatz Joachim P.
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
particle and particle systems characterization
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.877
H-Index - 56
eISSN - 1521-4117
pISSN - 0934-0866
DOI - 10.1002/ppsc.201300172
Subject(s) - nanoparticle , nanotechnology , microsphere , fabrication , colloidal gold , materials science , polymer , economies of agglomeration , hexagonal crystal system , computer science , chemistry , chemical engineering , composite material , engineering , medicine , alternative medicine , pathology , crystallography
Patterning of microspheres with well‐dispersed metallic nanoparticles (NPs) is a challenging task owing to NPs' high agglomeration potential. Here, a simple, three‐step method is presented to decorate glass beads with gold nanoparticles arranged in a quasi‐hexagonal manner. Such nano‐modified particulate materials can later on serve as catalysts or precursors, i.e., carriers of gold nanoparticles for fabrication of complex polymer composites.