Introduction of Quantum Dots into PNIPAM microspheres by precipitation polymerization above LCST

European Polymer Journal

Volumn 45, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1912-1917

  Jańczewski, Dominik ^a   Tomczak, Nikodem ^a   Han, Ming Yong ^a,b   Vancso, G Julius ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF MATERIALS RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING   (Singapore)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Amphiphilic polymer; Microgels; PNIPAM; Quantum Dot (QD)

Indexed keywords

AMPHIPHILIC POLYMER; AMPHIPHILIC POLYMERS; COPOLYMERIZATION PROCESS; COUNTERION; HYBRID MICROSPHERES; HYDROPHOBIC LIGAND; MATRIX; MICROGELS; N-ISOPROPYLACRYLAMIDE; PNIPAM; POLYMERIZABLE GROUPS; PRECIPITATION POLYMERIZATIONS; QUANTUM DOT; QUANTUM DOT (QD); SEMICONDUCTOR NANOPARTICLES;

ACRYLIC MONOMERS; AMIDES; COPOLYMERIZATION; FUNCTIONAL GROUPS; FUNCTIONAL POLYMERS; MICROSPHERES; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; PLASTIC COATINGS; POLYMERS;

SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS;

EID: 66949132821     PISSN: 00143057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2009.04.005     Document Type: Article

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