title: Rapid One-Pot Preparation of Large Freestanding Nanoparticle-Polymer Films.
abstract: 2D arrays of metal nanoparticles formed at liquid-liquid interfaces have been fixed in situ to a thin polymer support to create freestanding large (cm2) composite films where the particles remain exposed rather than being trapped within the polymer. Applications of these flexible robust 2D nanoparticle arrays as sensors, thin film conductors, antimicrobial coatings, and dip-in catalysts are shown.
authors.affiliation: School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Queen's University, Belfast, BT9 5AG, UK.
authors.forename: Yikai
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.affiliation: School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Queen's University, Belfast, BT9 5AG, UK.
authors.forename: Magdalena P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Konrad
authors.affiliation: School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Queen's University, Belfast, BT9 5AG, UK.
authors.forename: Johann L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Trotter
authors.affiliation: School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Queen's University, Belfast, BT9 5AG, UK.
authors.forename: Colin P
authors.initials: CP
authors.lastname: McCoy
authors.affiliation: School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Queen's University, Belfast, BT9 5AG, UK.
authors.forename: Steven E J
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Bell
mesh_terms: D000143:Acids / Q000737:chemistry; D008752:Methylene Chloride / Q000737:chemistry; D053758:Nanoparticles / Q000737:chemistry*; D036103:Nanotechnology / Q000379:methods*; D011108:Polymers / Q000737:chemistry*; D013499:Surface Properties
chemical_list: D000143:Acids; D011108:Polymers; D008752:Methylene Chloride
keywords: freestanding films; interfacial self-assembly; metal nanoparticles; nanomaterials