DOI: 10.1126/science.1189457. Step-Growth Polymerization of Inorganic Nanoparticles

Step-Growth Polymerization of Inorganic Nanoparticles

10.1126/science.1189457

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Abstract

Nanorod Polymers Nanoparticles and colloids have been used to model crystallization and melting phenomena. Liu et al. (p. 197 ) studied the polymerization kinetics of nanoparticles. Functionalized arrowhead nanorods acted as linkable units that joined together in solvent-tuned assembly. The results resembled common processes of chemical polymerization: Growth was controlled kinetically and could be interpreted by formulas for step-growth polymerization and branching. Furthermore, some isomerization phenomena were observed, as was the formation of cyclic “macromolecules.”

Bibliography

Liu, K., Nie, Z., Zhao, N., Li, W., Rubinstein, M., & Kumacheva, E. (2010). Step-Growth Polymerization of Inorganic Nanoparticles. Science, 329(5988), 197â200.

Authors 6

Kun Liu (first)
Zhihong Nie (additional)
Nana Zhao (additional)
Wei Li (additional)
Michael Rubinstein (additional)
Eugenia Kumacheva (additional)

References 30 Referenced 489

Dates

Type	When
Created	15 years, 1 month ago (July 8, 2010, 2:15 p.m.)
Deposited	1 year, 7 months ago (Jan. 10, 2024, 2:54 a.m.)
Indexed	1 day, 16 hours ago (Aug. 23, 2025, 1:05 a.m.)
Issued	15 years, 1 month ago (July 9, 2010)
Published	15 years, 1 month ago (July 9, 2010)
Published Print	15 years, 1 month ago (July 9, 2010)

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BibTeX

@article{Liu_2010, title={Step-Growth Polymerization of Inorganic Nanoparticles}, volume={329}, ISSN={1095-9203}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.1189457}, DOI={10.1126/science.1189457}, number={5988}, journal={Science}, publisher={American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)}, author={Liu, Kun and Nie, Zhihong and Zhao, Nana and Li, Wei and Rubinstein, Michael and Kumacheva, Eugenia}, year={2010}, month=jul, pages={197–200} }

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