Multifunctional inorganic/organic hybrid microgels: An overview of recent developments in synthesis, characterization, and application

Colloid and Polymer Science

Volumn 290, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 673-688

  Karg, Matthias ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Inorganic Organic hybrid materials; Microgels; Nanocomposites; Nanoparticles; Polymers

Indexed keywords

AQUEOUS MEDIA; CROSS-LINKED POLYMERS; HYBRID COLLOIDS; INORGANIC NANOPARTICLE; INORGANIC/ORGANIC HYBRID; MICRO-GELS; RESPONSIVE POLYMER;

GELS; HYBRID MATERIALS; NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOPARTICLES; POLYMERS;

CROSSLINKING;

GOLD NANOPARTICLE; MAGNETIC NANOPARTICLE; NANOPARTICLE; POLY(N ISOPROPYLACRYLAMIDE); POLYMER;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; COLLOID; COMPOSITE MATERIAL; CROSS LINKING; DISPERSION; DYNAMIC LIGHT SCATTERING; ENCAPSULATION; GEL; HYDROGEL; LIGHT SCATTERING; LOCALIZED SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE; MAGNETISM; MICROGEL; PHASE TRANSITION; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; POLYMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAMAN SPECTROMETRY; REVIEW; SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE; SYNTHESIS; VISCOELASTICITY;

EID: 84865152348     PISSN: 0303402X     EISSN: 14351536     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00396-012-2644-8     Document Type: Review

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