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AssigneeThe University of Southern Mississippi
InventorsCharles L. McCormick III, Andrew B. Lowe, Brent S. Sumerlin
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A new, facile, general one-phase method of generating thio-functionalized transition metal nanoparticles and surfaces modified by (co)polymers synthesized by the RAFT method is described. The method includes the stops of forming a (co)polymer in aqueous solution using the RAFT methodology, forming a colloidal transition metal precursor solution from an appropriate transition metal; adding the metal precursor solution or surface to the (co)polymer solution, adding a reducing agent into the solution to reduce the metal colloid in situ to produce the stabilized nanoparticles or surface, and isolating the stabilized nanoparticles or surface in a manner such that aggregation is minimized. The functionalized surfaces generated using these methods can further undergo planar surface modifications, such as functionalization with a variety of different chemical groups, expanding their utility and application.
A method of producing surfaces modified by (co)polymers synthesized using Reversible Addition-Fragmentation chain Transfer (RAFT), comprising:
A method of producing nanoparticles stabilized by (co)polymers synthesized using Reversible Addition-Fragmentation chain Transfer (RAFT), comprising:
A method of producing transition metal surfaces modified by (co)polymers synthesized using Reversible Addition-Fragmentation chain Transfer (RAFT), comprising:
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