title: Polymer/Nanoparticle Hybrid Materials of Precise Dimensions by Size-Exclusive Fishing of Metal Nanoparticles.
abstract: Polymer cages prepared by etching of gold nanoparticles from polymer templates by the "grafting around" method are designed for selective separation of metal nanoparticles. The separation process is demonstrated as a fast biphasic ligand exchange reaction. The high separation efficiency and size selectivity of the polymer cage is verified by comparison with the linear block copolymer.
authors.affiliation: Macromolecular Chemistry II of University of Bayreuth and Bayreuth Center for Colloids and Interfaces, Universitätsstraße 30, 95440, Bayreuth, Germany.
authors.forename: Ziyin
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Fan
authors.affiliation: Macromolecular Chemistry II of University of Bayreuth and Bayreuth Center for Colloids and Interfaces, Universitätsstraße 30, 95440, Bayreuth, Germany.
authors.forename: Melissa Köhn
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Serrano
authors.affiliation: Academic Center for Material Science, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Hans-Meerwein-Straße 6, 35032, Marburg, Germany.
authors.forename: Andreas
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Schaper
authors.affiliation: Macromolecular Chemistry II of University of Bayreuth and Bayreuth Center for Colloids and Interfaces, Universitätsstraße 30, 95440, Bayreuth, Germany.
authors.forename: Seema
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Agarwal
authors.affiliation: Macromolecular Chemistry II of University of Bayreuth and Bayreuth Center for Colloids and Interfaces, Universitätsstraße 30, 95440, Bayreuth, Germany.
authors.forename: Andreas
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Greiner
keywords: gold nanoparticles; grafting around; ligand exchange; polymer hybrids