Size-controlled polymer-coated nanoparticles as efficient compatibilizers for polymer blends

• Main Authors: Kwon, Taegyun, Kim, Taesu, Ali, Fathilah, Kang, Dong Jin, Yoo, Misang, Bang, Joona, Lee, Wonbo, Kim, Bumjoon J.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: American Chemical Society 2011
• Subjects: TP200 Manufacture and use of chemicals
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/37359/1/ma2020134.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/37359/; http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/ma2020134

Polymer-coated gold nanoparticles (Au NPs) with controlled size and surface chemistry were successfully synthesized and applied to tailor the structures and properties of polytriphenylamine (PTPA) and polystyrene (PS) blends. Two different polymer-coated Au NPs with sizes of 5.9 nm (Au NP-1) an...