Issue 23, 2016

Janus gold nanoparticles obtained via spontaneous binary polymer shell segregation

Abstract

Janus gold nanoparticles are of high interest because they allow directed self-assembly and display plasmonic properties. We succeeded in coating gold nanoparticles with two different polymers that form a Janus shell. The spontaneous segregation of two immiscible polymers at the surface of the nanoparticles was verified by NOESY NMR and most importantly by electron microscopy analysis in two and three dimensions. The Janus structure is additionally shown to affect the aggregation behavior of the nanoparticles.

Graphical abstract: Janus gold nanoparticles obtained via spontaneous binary polymer shell segregation

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Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
21 Dec 2015
Accepted
06 Feb 2016
First published
09 Feb 2016
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY license

Chem. Commun., 2016,52, 4278-4281

Janus gold nanoparticles obtained via spontaneous binary polymer shell segregation

A. M. Percebom, J. J. Giner-Casares, N. Claes, S. Bals, W. Loh and L. M. Liz-Marzán, Chem. Commun., 2016, 52, 4278 DOI: 10.1039/C5CC10454H

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