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Record Nr.

UNINA9910298635403321

Autore

Ebeling Bastian

Titolo

Smart Nanohybrids of RAFT Polymers and Inorganic Particles / / by Bastian Ebeling

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2015

ISBN

3-319-15245-9

Edizione

[1st ed. 2015.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (311 p.)

Collana

Springer Theses, Recognizing Outstanding Ph.D. Research, , 2190-5053

Disciplina

530.41

Soggetti

Polymers

Ceramics

Glass

Composite materials

Chemistry, Inorganic

Amorphous substances

Complex fluids

Nanochemistry

Polymer Sciences

Ceramics, Glass, Composites, Natural Materials

Inorganic Chemistry

Soft and Granular Matter, Complex Fluids and Microfluidics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Originally presented as the author's dissertation (Ph. D.).

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Part I Introductory part: Introduction and theoretical background -- Part II Experimental: Instrumentation -- Substances -- Part III Results: Analysis of microscopic images -- Building-block design -- High-pressure phase behavior of aqueous pNIPAm solutions -- Nanocomposites via polymerization from silica -- Nanohybrids of gold particles -- Future perspectives -- Conclusions -- Part IV Appendices.

Sommario/riassunto

This doctoral thesis explains the synthesis and characterization of novel, smart hybrid nanomaterials. Bastian Ebeling combines in this work synthetic polymers with inorganic nanoparticles from silica or



gold. The first chapters offer a comprehensive introduction to basics of polymer science and the applied methodologies. In following chapters, the author describes in detail how he systematically tailored the polymers using reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer polymerization (RAFT) for combination with inorganic nanoparticles. This work also unravels mechanistic, thermodynamic, and structural aspects of all building blocks and reaction steps. The method described here is simple to perform and opens up pathways to new sets of nanohybrid materials with potential applications as sensors, in energy conversion, or catalysis. Readers will find a unique picture of the step-by step formation of new complex nanomaterials. It offers polymer scientists a systematic guide to the formation and synthesis of a new class of responsive nanomaterials.