Facile approach to generating polymeric nanoarrays containing populations of nanoparticles. (1st August 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Marques, Leonel; Chen, Xinyong; Roberts, Clive J.; Clark, Matthew; Aylott, Jonathan W.
• Is Part Of: Micro & nano letters. Volume 10:Number 8(2015)
• Page Start: 378
• Page End: 383
• Publication Date: 2015-08-01
• Subjects: filled polymers -- silicon compounds -- nanoporous materials -- nanoparticles -- nanocomposites -- thin films -- nanofabrication; polymeric nanoarrays -- entrapped heterogeneous nanoparticle population -- nanoporous film -- phase separation -- immiscible polymers -- polystyrene -- polymethylmethacrylate -- glass -- silicon wafer -- mixed nanoparticle population -- size 60 nm to 180 nm -- SiO2 -- Si -- SiO2; Nanotechnology -- Periodicals; Nanostructures -- Periodicals; Microtechnology -- Periodicals; 620.5
• DOI: 10.1049/mnl.2015.0041
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1750-0443

Abstract

Abstract : The production of nanoarrays containing a population of entrapped, heterogeneous nanoparticles is reported. The nanoarray consists of a nanoporous film with pores of diameter 60–180 nm, formed from the phase separation of two immiscible polymers: polystyrene (PS) and polymethylmethacrylate coated onto glass or silicon wafer. Nanoparticles of PS (120 nm) and silica (90 nm) were deposited into the nanoporous films to generate the nanoarray containing a mixed population of nanoparticles.