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Application of Nanoemulsions in the Synthesis of Nanoparticles
Rafael Muñoz-espíOlaia ÁLvarez-bermúdezOlaia ÁLvarez-bermúdezsubject
chemistry.chemical_classificationMaterials scienceNanoparticle02 engineering and technologyPolymer010402 general chemistry021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology01 natural sciencesChemical reaction0104 chemical sciencesMiniemulsionTemplateChemical engineeringPolymerizationchemistryParticle0210 nano-technologyConfined spacedescription
Abstract Nanodroplets of a liquid in another immiscible liquid provide confined spaces in which chemical reactions can take place. If these reactions lead to the formation of nanoparticles, as it is the case for polymerization or precipitation reactions, nanodroplets can be used as templates for particle synthesis. The most common example of application of nanoemulsions for particle synthesis is the preparation of polymer nanoparticles by miniemulsion polymerization, but also inorganic materials can be produced in this way. Nanoemulsions are as well an excellent platform for preparing polymer/inorganic hybrid nanoparticles, either by using directly the templating effect of droplets during the synthesis or by further processing or postfunctionalization of nanoparticles prepared in nanoemulsions. This chapter reviews the different types of nanoparticles that can be obtained by synthetic pathways that involve nanoemulsions in any of the steps, discussing the possible methods and providing examples for each case.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-01-01 |