title: A novel route for fabricating metal-polymer composite nanoparticles with phase-separated structures.
abstract: Au nanoparticles (NPs) and polymer composite particles with phase-separation structures were prepared based on phase separation structures. Au NPs were successfully synthesized in amphiphilic block-copolymer micelles, and then composite particles were formed by a simple solvent evaporation process from Au NPs and polymer solution. The phase separated structures (Janus and Core-shell) were controlled by changing the combination of polymers having differing hydrophobicity.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Multidisciplinary Research for Advanced Materials (IMRAM), Tohoku University 2-1-1, Katahira, Aoba-ku, Sendai, 980-8577, Japan; Precursory Research for Embryonic Science and Technology (PRESTO), Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST), 5 Sanbancho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-0075, Japan. yabu@tagen.tohoku.ac.jp.
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yabu
authors.forename: Kazutaka
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Koike
authors.forename: Kiwamu
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Motoyoshi
authors.forename: Takeshi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Higuchi
authors.forename: Masatsugu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Shimomura