Synthesis of metal nanoparticles using modified MPEG polymer

Abstract

The synthesis of metal nanoparticles using a modified mPEG (methoxypolyethylene glycol) polymer includes the steps of: preparing a methanolic solution of a polymer; providing an aqueous solution including a metal salt; and combining the methanolic solution of the polymer with the aqueous metal salt solution to produce the metal nanoparticles, where the metal salt is AgNO3, CuCl2, NiCl2, CoCl2, Pd(Ac)2, or HAuCl4 and wherein the metal nanoparticles are silver, copper, cobalt, palladium, nicker or gold nanoparticles having a size between 1 nm and 100 nm in diameter.

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