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Pluronics-Stabilized Gold Nanoparticles: Investigation of the Structure of the Polymer–Particle Hybrid

  1. Kamil Rahme1,
  2. Julian Oberdisse Dr.2,
  3. Ralf Schweins Dr.3,
  4. Cédric Gaillard Dr.4,
  5. Jean-Daniel Marty Dr.1,
  6. Christophe Mingotaud Dr.1,
  7. Fabienne Gauffre Dr.1

Article first published online: 26 SEP 2008

DOI: 10.1002/cphc.200800358

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ChemPhysChem

ChemPhysChem

Volume 9, Issue 15, pages 2230–2236, October 24, 2008

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Rahme, K., Oberdisse, J., Schweins, R., Gaillard, C., Marty, J.-D., Mingotaud, C. and Gauffre, F. (2008), Pluronics-Stabilized Gold Nanoparticles: Investigation of the Structure of the Polymer–Particle Hybrid. ChemPhysChem, 9: 2230–2236. doi: 10.1002/cphc.200800358

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  1. 1

    Laboratoire des IMRCP, CNRS UMR 5623, Université de Toulouse, 31062 Toulouse Cedex 9 (France), Fax: (+33) 5 61 55 81 55

  2. 2

    Laboratoire des Colloides, Verres et Nanomatériaux, UMR 5587, Université Montpellier II, 34095 Montpellier, Cedex 05 (France)

  3. 3

    Institut Max Von Laue Paul Langevin, 38042 Grenoble (France)

  4. 4

    Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, UR1268 Biopolymères, Interactions, Assemblages, INRA, 44316 Nantes (France)

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 17 OCT 2008
  2. Article first published online: 26 SEP 2008
  3. Manuscript Revised: 1 AUG 2008
  4. Manuscript Received: 11 JUN 2008

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  • CNRS
  • French Ministry of Research

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Keywords:

  • aggregation;
  • amphiphiles;
  • block copolymers;
  • gold;
  • nanostructures

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Hybrid gold–polymer nanoparticles are obtained by self-assembly of amphiphilic poly(ethylene oxide)–poly(propylene oxide)–poly(ethylene oxide) triblock copolymers in solutions containing preformed gold nanoparticles (see schematic). Gold nanoparticles are individually embedded within globules of polymer (see TEM image), even under conditions for which polymer micelles do not form in solution.

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Hybrid gold–polymer nanoparticles are obtained by self-assembly of amphiphilic copolymers (Pluronics) in solutions containing preformed gold nanoparticles (diameter ca. 12 nm). Dynamic light scattering, TEM, cryo-TEM, and small-angle neutron scattering experiments with contrast variation are used to characterize the structure of the gold–polymer particles. Five Pluronics (F127, F68, F88, F108, P84) with different molecular weights and hydrophilic/hydrophobic balances are investigated. Gold nanoparticles are individually embedded within globules of polymer, even under conditions for which Pluronics micelles do not form in solution. The hybrid particles are several tens of nanometers in size (larger than micelles of the corresponding Pluronics), and the size can be tuned by changing the temperature.

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