Novel one pot synthesis of silver nanoparticle-polymer composites by supercritical CO2 polymerisation in the presence of a RAFT agent.
We report the one pot synthesis of a silver-polymer nanocomposite in supercritical carbon dioxide (scCO(2)) whereby an organometallic silver complex is thermally decomposed in the presence of a reversible addition fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) agent during a polymerisation reaction in which the RAFT agent simultaneously stabilises the growing polymer microparticles and the formation of surface located silver nanoparticles.
Hasell
Tom
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University of Nottingham, School of Chemistry, University Park, Nottingham, UKNG7 2RD.
Thurecht
Kristofer J
KJ
Jones
Rhys D W
RD
Brown
Paul D
PD
Howdle
Steven M
SM
D002245:Carbon Dioxide / Q000737:chemistry*; D004129:Dimethylpolysiloxanes / Q000737:chemistry; D053768:Metal Nanoparticles / Q000737:chemistry*; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D011108:Polymers / Q000737:chemistry*; D012828:Silicones / Q000737:chemistry; D012834:Silver / Q000737:chemistry*
D004129:Dimethylpolysiloxanes; D011108:Polymers; D012828:Silicones; D002245:Carbon Dioxide; D012834:Silver; C013830:baysilon