Hydrothermal synthesis of metal nanoparticles@hydrogels and statistical evaluation of reaction conditions’ effects on nanoparticle morphologies
Olivier Gazil, D. Alonso Cerrón-Infantes, Nick Virgilio, Miriam M. Unterlass
Abstract
We report a hydrothermal one-pot approach using polysaccharides and salt precursors to synthesize and selectively localize metal nanoparticles in hydrogels, leveraging multivariate regression fits to further evaluate synthesis parameter effects.
Topics & Concepts
Self-healing hydrogelsNanoparticleHydrothermal circulationMaterials scienceMetalSalt (chemistry)Chemical engineeringHydrothermal synthesisNanotechnologyHydrothermal reactionChemistryPolymer chemistryOrganic chemistryMetallurgyEngineeringGold and Silver Nanoparticles Synthesis and ApplicationsNanomaterials for catalytic reactionsPickering emulsions and particle stabilization