Dynamics of Soft Nanomaterials Captured by Transmission Electron Microscopy in Liquid Water

• Published in: Journal of the American Chemical Society Vol. 136; no. 4; pp. 1162 - 1165
• Main Authors: Proetto, Maria T, Rush, Anthony M, Chien, Miao-Ping, Abellan Baeza, Patricia, Patterson, Joseph P, Thompson, Matthew P, Olson, Norman H, Moore, Curtis E, Rheingold, Arnold L, Andolina, Christopher, Millstone, Jill, Howell, Stephen B, Browning, Nigel D, Evans, James E, Gianneschi, Nathan C
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States American Chemical Society 29.01.2014
• Subjects: image analysis; Microscopy, Electron, Transmission; Models, Molecular; Molecular Structure; nanoparticles; Nanoparticles - chemistry; Particle Size; polymerization; Polymers - chemical synthesis; Polymers - chemistry; Surface Properties; Thermodynamics; transmission electron microscopy; Water - chemistry

In this paper we present in situ transmission electron microscopy of synthetic polymeric nanoparticles with emphasis on capturing motion in a solvated, aqueous state. The nanoparticles studied were obtained from the direct polymerization of a Pt(II)-containing monomer. The resulting structures provi...