Semiconductor nanoparticle-based hydrogels prepared via self-initiated polymerization under sunlight, even visible light

Scientific Reports

Volumn 3, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Zhang, Da ^a   Yang, Jinhu ^a   Bao, Song ^a   Wu, Qingsheng ^a,b   Wang, Qigang ^a,b  

^a TONGJI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF POSTS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

QUANTUM DOT; TITANIUM; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; ZINC OXIDE;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; HYDROGEL; LIGHT; MATERIALS TESTING; POLYMERIZATION; SUNLIGHT;

HYDROGELS; LIGHT; MATERIALS TESTING; POLYMERIZATION; QUANTUM DOTS; SUNLIGHT; TITANIUM; ZINC OXIDE;

EID: 84875195754     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20452322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/srep01399     Document Type: Article

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