Using Polystyrene-block-poly(acrylic acid)-coated Metal Nanoparticles as Monomers for Their Homo- and Co-polymerization

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Using Polystyrene-block-poly(acrylic acid)-coated Metal Nanoparticles as Monomers for Their Homo- and Co-polymerization

Article DOI: 10.3791/52954-v • 09:02 min • July 9th, 2015

July 9th, 2015 •

We report protocols for “polymerizing” various types of polymer-encapsulated metal nanoparticles into long chains of “homo-“ and “co-polymers”.

Polystyrene-block-poly(acrylic Acid)-coated Metal Nanoparticles Monomers Polymerization Template-free Method Self-assembly PSPAA Encapsulation Core-shell Nanoparticles Long Chains Side Branches Spherical PSPAA Micelles Cylindrical Micelles Aggregation Coalescence Random Copolymers Block Copolymers Detailed Procedures Separation Purification Nanoparticle Chains Single-line Chains Double-line Chains Triple-line Chains Polymer Shell Embedded Nanoparticles Chain-growth Polymerization Mode Step-growth Aggregation Process