Tuning Ag/Co Metal Ion Composition to Control In Situ Nanoparticle Formation, Photochemical Behavior, and Magnetic-Dielectric Properties of UV-Cured Epoxy Diacrylate Nanocomposites.

ABSTRACT: In this study, we report a reproducible in situ photochemical method for the simultaneous synthesis of metallic and hybrid metal/metal oxide nanoparticles (NPs) within a UV-curable polymer matrix. A series of epoxy diacrylate-based formulations (BEA) was prepared, consisting of Epoxy diacrylate, Di(Ethylene glycol)ethyl ether acrylate (DEGEEA), and Phenylbis (2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl) phosphine oxide (BAPO), which served as a Type I photoinitiator. These formulations were designed to enable the simultaneous photopolymerization and photoreduction of metal precursors at various Ag⁺/Co²⁺ ratios, resulting in nanocomposites containing in situ-formed Ag NPs, cobalt oxide NPs, and hybrid Ag-Co₃O₄ nanostructures. The photochemical, magnetic, and dielectri

SUBMITTER: Batibay GS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12844846 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature