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Strong Deaggregating Effect of a Novel Polyamino Resorcinarene Surfactant on Gold Nanoaggregates under Microwave Irradiation.
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Langmuir . Oct2008, Vol. 24 Issue 22, p13161-13167. 7p. - Publication Year :
- 2008
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Abstract
- Gold nanoparticles were prepared by ethylene glycol (EG) reducing gold chloride under microwave irradiation. The EG-stabilized gold colloids varied from red to blue with increasing amounts of EG, due to particle aggregation. Addition of the macrocyclic polyamine 2,8,14,20-tetranonyl-4,6,10,12,16,18,22,24-octa(1-aminoethylcarbamoyl)methoxyresorcinarene (TNMR) reversed nanoparticle aggregation under microwave irradiation and greatly improved their dispersion stability in aqueous solutions. These effects are likely due to the amphiphilic nature of TNMR, which has a large hydrophilic headgroup with eight amino groups and four hydrophobic chains. Moreover, the large and flexible hydrophilic groups containing more N and O atoms in the TNMR molecule has a strong stretching and penetrating ability in the aqueous solution, and TNMR molecules can easily form a bilayer protecting structure on the surface of gold nanoparticles, which plays a critical role in the color-change process of the EG-stabilized gold colloid. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *COLLOIDAL gold
*ETHYLENE glycol
*POLYAMINES
*IRRADIATION
*MICROWAVES
*AMINO group
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 07437463
- Volume :
- 24
- Issue :
- 22
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Langmuir
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 35177057
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1021/la8019588