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Advanced Compositional Analysis of Nanoparticle-polymer Composites Using Direct Fluorescence Imaging
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Chapters
- 00:05Title
- 00:47Zinc Sulfide (ZnS) Shelling of the Cadmium Selenide (CdSe) Core
- 02:28Swelling Encapsulation of Nanoparticles into Polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS)
- 04:58Visualization of Nanoparticle Swell Encapsulation into PDMS
- 06:04Results: Analysis of Nanoparticle-polymer Composites
- 06:37Conclusion
Here we present a reliable method to monitor the incorporation of nanoparticles into a polymer host matrix via swell encapsulation. We show that the surface concentration of cadmium selenide quantum dots can be accurately visualized through cross-sectional fluorescence imaging.
