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Nanocomposites: Hybrid Organic–Inorganic Colloidal Composite ‘Sponges’ via Internal Crosslinking (Small 11/2015)
Author(s) -
Duncan Bradley,
Landis Ryan F.,
Jerri Huda A.,
Normand Valery,
Benczédi Daniel,
Ouali Lahoussine,
Rotello Vincent M.
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
small
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.785
H-Index - 236
eISSN - 1613-6829
pISSN - 1613-6810
DOI - 10.1002/smll.201570063
Subject(s) - nanocomposite , materials science , pickering emulsion , composite number , nanoparticle , emulsion , polymer , template , chemical engineering , covalent bond , colloid , hybrid material , porosity , copolymer , nanotechnology , polymer chemistry , composite material , organic chemistry , chemistry , engineering
A generalized approach to form hybrid organic–inorganic nanocomposite microparticles via the structural reorganization of Pickering emulsion templates is described by V. M. Rotello and co‐workers on page 1302. Hydrophilic nanoparticles assembled at the oil/water interface react with a hydrophobic polymer, pulling the particles into the oil core. The combined self‐assembly and in‐situ covalent conjugation strategy provides a facile method to generate robust porous nanocomposites with excellent stability and high capacity.