Step-addition method for enhancing the yield of gold nanoparticles in block copolymer solution

Journal of Macromolecular Science, Part B: Physics

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 810-820

  Ray, Debes ^a   Aswal, Vinod K ^a  

^a BHABHA ATOMIC RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

Author keywords

Block copolymers; Dynamic light scattering; Gold nanoparticles; Micelles; Self assembly; Small angle neutron scattering

Indexed keywords

ADDITION METHOD; AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS; AUTOCORRELATION FUNCTIONS; GOLD IONS; GOLD NANOPARTICLES; GOLD PARTICLES; GOLD SALTS; LOW-YIELD; PLURONICS; REDUCTION REACTION; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SALT CONCENTRATION; SALT SOLUTION; SCATTERING PROFILES; SMALL-ANGLE NEUTRON SCATTERING; TRIBLOCK COPOLYMERS; UV VISIBLE ABSORPTION SPECTRUM;

BLOCK COPOLYMERS; COPOLYMERIZATION; DYNAMIC LIGHT SCATTERING; ETHYLENE; GOLD; HYDRATES; MICELLES; NEUTRON DIFFRACTION; NEUTRON SCATTERING; NEUTRONS; PLASTIC PRODUCTS; POLYETHYLENE OXIDES; PROPYLENE; REFRACTION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELF ASSEMBLY; SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE;

NANOPARTICLES;

EID: 77953645345     PISSN: 00222348     EISSN: 1525609X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00222341003603743     Document Type: Article

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