Simultaneous templating of polymer nanocapsules and entrapped silver nanoparticles

Sergey N Shmakov; Eugene Pinkhassik

doi:10.1039/c0cc01988g

Simultaneous templating of polymer nanocapsules and entrapped silver nanoparticles

Chem Commun (Camb). 2010 Oct 21;46(39):7346-8. doi: 10.1039/c0cc01988g. Epub 2010 Sep 1.

Authors

Sergey N Shmakov¹, Eugene Pinkhassik

Affiliation

¹ Institute for Nanomaterials Development and Innovation at the University of Memphis (INDIUM) and Department of Chemistry, University of Memphis, Memphis, TN 38152, USA.

PMID: 20820521
DOI: 10.1039/c0cc01988g

Abstract

Nanorattles made of hollow polymer nanocapsules with entrapped silver nanoparticles were synthesized in one step by using lipid vesicles as templates. Free radical photoinitiator facilitated both polymerization within the bilayer and formation of metal nanoparticles in the aqueous core.

Publication types

Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

MeSH terms

Metal Nanoparticles*
Microscopy, Electron, Transmission
Polymers*
Silver / chemistry*
X-Ray Diffraction

Substances

Polymers
Silver

Grants and funding

1R01HL079147-01/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS/United States