Janus gold nanoparticles obtained via spontaneous binary polymer shell segregation.

ABSTRACT: Janus gold nanoparticles are of high interest because they allow directed self-assembly and display plasmonic properties. We succeeded in coating gold nanoparticles with two different polymers that form a Janus shell. The spontaneous segregation of two immiscible polymers at the surface of the nanoparticles was verified by NOESY NMR and most importantly by electron microscopy analysis in two and three dimensions. The Janus structure is additionally shown to affect the aggregation behavior of the nanoparticles.

SUBMITTER: Percebom AM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5317220 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature