Advanced Materials · 1998 · 206 citations · 0 references
Natural SciencesChemistryMaterials ScienceNanomaterialsNanotechnologyPolymer ChemistryNanomaterials SynthesisNanoparticle CharacterizationNanoparticle DispersionsNanoparticle StabilityNanoparticle SynthesisPolymeric NanomaterialsGold Nanoparticle SynthesisLinear PolymersMonodisperse Nanoparticle SynthesisNanoparticlesParticle-size DistributionPolymer Nanoparticle SynthesisPolymeric Nanoparticle Synthesis
Chemical control over the size of nanoparticles is a prerequisite for their application. The synthesis of protective polymers having cyano or mercapto groups (e.g., MMS-NVP, see Figure) is reported, together with the influence of these polymers on the size and size distribution of gold nanoparticles synthesized by KBH4; reduction. The results obtained using a linear protective polymer without a cyano or mercapto group are compared.