Smart inorganic/organic hybrid microgels: Synthesis and characterisation
Responsive hybrid colloids containing both organic and inorganic components have been the subject of many investigations in recent years. These new materials combine the stimuli-responsiveness of some polymer-based colloids with the unique properties of inorganic nanoparticles. This article will rev...
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| Published in | Journal of materials chemistry Vol. 19; no. 46; pp. 8714 - 8727 |
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| Main Authors | , |
| Format | Journal Article |
| Language | English |
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01.01.2009
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| Online Access | Get full text |
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| Summary: | Responsive hybrid colloids containing both organic and inorganic components have been the subject of many investigations in recent years. These new materials combine the stimuli-responsiveness of some polymer-based colloids with the unique properties of inorganic nanoparticles. This article will review the different possible variations of such hybrid colloids. Moreover, synthetic approaches, methods of characterisation, and a few applications will be discussed. Due to the rather high number of recent publications dealing with hybrid materials based on a variety of polymers, we will mainly focus on responsive hybrid microgels made of poly(N-isopropyl-acrylamide) or poly(N-vinylcaprolactam) in aqueous media. |
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| Bibliography: | ObjectType-Article-2 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-1 content type line 23 |
| ISSN: | 0959-9428 1364-5501 |
| DOI: | 10.1039/b820292n |