New "smart" poly(NIPAM) microgels and nanoparticle microgel hybrids: Properties and advances in characterisation

Current Opinion in Colloid and Interface Science

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 438-450

  Karg, Matthias ^a   Hellweg, Thomas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Hybrid materials; Microgel; Nanoparticles; NSE; PNIPAM; SANS

Indexed keywords

CHARACTERISATION; EXPERIMENTAL METHODS; MICRO-GELS; MICROGEL; NEW SYSTEM; NSE; PNIPAM; POLY-N-ISOPROPYL ACRYLAMIDE; SANS; SCATTERING TECHNIQUES;

NANOPARTICLES;

HYBRID MATERIALS;

NANOPARTICLE; POLY(N ISOPROPYLACRYLAMIDE); POLYMER;

CATALYSIS; HYBRID; IMAGING SYSTEM; MICROGEL; NEUTRON SCATTERING; REVIEW; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 70349428296     PISSN: 13590294     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cocis.2009.08.002     Document Type: Review

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