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Investigating self-assembly and metal nanoclusters in aqueous di-block copolymers solutions

J. S. LinLyudmila M. BronsteinPavel StrunzF. Lo CelsoL. CrapanzanoJ. ZwanzigerRoberto TrioloAlessandro Triolo

subject

chemistry.chemical_compoundAqueous solutionEthylene oxidechemistryPulmonary surfactantSmall-angle X-ray scatteringPolymer chemistryCopolymerGeneral Materials ScienceGeneral ChemistrySelf-assemblyDispersion (chemistry)Nanoclusters

description

Self-assembling properties of di-block copolymers/ surfactant hybrids in aqueous solution can be exploited to obtain metal nanoparticles stable dispersion. Results will be presented here for polystyrene-block-poly(ethylene oxide) solutions. A SANS structural investigation has been performed over different molecular weights of both hydrophilic and hydrophobic block, by varying temperature and concentration of the copolymer. A SAXS characterization of micellar systems containing Pt nanoparticles is reported.

https://doi.org/10.1007/s003390201527