[PDF][PDF] Importance of end-group structure in controlling the interfacial activity of polymer-coated nanoparticles

BJ Kim, S Given-Beck, J Bang, CJ Hawker, EJ Kramer - Macromolecules, 2007 - Citeseer
The ability to control nanoparticle location precisely within polymer matrices is becoming
increasingly important and a critical prerequisite for most applications of polymer …

Highly grafted polystyrene/polyvinylpyridine polymer gold nanoparticles in a good solvent: Effects of chain length and composition

Z Posel, P Posocco, M Lísal, M Fermeglia, S Pricl - Soft Matter, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
In this work, the structural features of spherical gold nanoparticles (NPs) decorated with
highly grafted poly (styrene)(PS), poly (vinylpyridine)(PVP) and PS–PVP diblock copolymer …

Effect of polymer ligand molecular weight on polymer-coated nanoparticle location in block copolymers

BJ Kim, GH Fredrickson, EJ Kramer - Macromolecules, 2008 - ACS Publications
Gold nanoparticles (Au− PS) coated with an areal chain density Σ of end-attached
polystyrene (PS) chains of different molecular weights (M n) are added to a lamellar diblock …

Tailoring Core− Shell Polymer-Coated Nanoparticles as Block Copolymer Surfactants

BJ Kim, GH Fredrickson, J Bang, CJ Hawker… - …, 2009 - ACS Publications
The effect of core− shell polymer-coated nanoparticles on block copolymer morphology is
investigated systematically by controlling particle positioning within a block copolymer …

Controlled 2D organization of gold nanoparticles in block copolymer monolayers

SS Lamarre, C Lemay, C Labrecque, AM Ritcey - Langmuir, 2013 - ACS Publications
The organization of organic-capped gold nanoparticles in PS-b-PMMA monolayers is
investigated. The preferred location of the particles within the block copolymer template is …

Effect of areal chain density on the location of polymer-modified gold nanoparticles in a block copolymer template

BJ Kim, J Bang, CJ Hawker, EJ Kramer - Macromolecules, 2006 - ACS Publications
A strategy for controlling the location of gold nanoparticles within block copolymer domains
through varying the surface coverage of gold nanoparticles by end-attached polymer ligands …

Creating surfactant nanoparticles for block copolymer composites through surface chemistry

BJ Kim, J Bang, CJ Hawker, JJ Chiu, DJ Pine… - Langmuir, 2007 - ACS Publications
A simple strategy to tailor the surface of nanoparticles for their specific adsorption to and
localization at block copolymer interfaces was explored. Gold nanoparticles coated by a …

Facile synthesis of core‐surface crosslinked nanoparticles by interblock RAFT polymerization

MD Hossain, LTB Tran, JM Park… - Journal of Polymer …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
A new, efficient method for synthesizing stable nanoparticles with poly (ethylene
oxide)(PEO) functionalities on the core surface, in which the micellization and crosslinking …

Controlling shell thickness in core− shell gold nanoparticles via surface-templated adsorption of block copolymer surfactants

Y Kang, TA Taton - Macromolecules, 2005 - ACS Publications
When Au nanoparticles are encapsulated within shells of cross-linked, block copolymer
amphiphiles, the structure of the shells is determined by the initial interaction between the …

Direct visualization and characterization of interfacially adsorbed polymer atop nanoparticles and within nanocomposites

K Randazzo, M Bartkiewicz, B Graczykowski… - …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Irreversible adsorption at polymer/substrate interfaces has been reported to influence glassy
properties in thin films. However, consideration has yet to be extended to the nanocomposite …