Issue 9, 2016

Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) coated gold nanoparticles as colourimetric temperature and salt sensors

Abstract

Thermoresponsive poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) (PNIPAM) coated gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) are reported having residual citrate groups on the surface resulting from their synthesis via the Turkevich method. These PNIPAM coated AuNPs have dual stabilisation by the polymer chains and the charges, which we exploit for the development of temperature and salt sensors of which the sensing regime can be tuned by variation of salt concentration and temperature, respectively.

Graphical abstract: Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) coated gold nanoparticles as colourimetric temperature and salt sensors

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Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
09 Dec 2015
Accepted
27 Jan 2016
First published
28 Jan 2016

Polym. Chem., 2016,7, 1705-1710

Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) coated gold nanoparticles as colourimetric temperature and salt sensors

S. Maji, B. Cesur, Z. Zhang, B. G. De Geest and R. Hoogenboom, Polym. Chem., 2016, 7, 1705 DOI: 10.1039/C5PY01959A

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