Issue 61, 2015

Nanocomposite hydrogels based on liquid crystalline brush-like block copolymer–Au nanorods and their application in H2O2 detection

Abstract

New nanocomposite hydrogels from liquid crystalline brush-like block copolymers (LCBBCs) and gold nanorods (AuNRs) were synthesized and characterized. The hydrogels protected and stabilized AuNRs, which presented peroxidase-like activity and catalysed the oxidation of a substrate in the presence of H2O2 and elicited a sensitive chromogenic response. This reusable, table-top stable, free-standing nanocomposite hydrogel platform can be used to develop a simple and reproducible method to detect H2O2.

Graphical abstract: Nanocomposite hydrogels based on liquid crystalline brush-like block copolymer–Au nanorods and their application in H2O2 detection

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
28 Mar 2015
Accepted
25 May 2015
First published
28 May 2015

Chem. Commun., 2015,51, 12174-12177

Author version available

Nanocomposite hydrogels based on liquid crystalline brush-like block copolymer–Au nanorods and their application in H2O2 detection

C. T. Nguyen and R. M. Kasi, Chem. Commun., 2015, 51, 12174 DOI: 10.1039/C5CC02559A

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