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Clouding observed for surface active, mPEG-grafted silica nanoparticles

Temperature-dependent phase-separation, clouding, has been observed in suspensions of silica nanoparticles surface-functionalized with methyl-poly(ethylene glycol) silane. Interparticle interactions and conformational changes of the grafted poly(ethylene glycol) chains influence the observed cloud p...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Björkegren, Sanna, Nordstierna, Lars, Sundblom, Andreas, Palmqvist, Anders
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Royal Society of Chemistry 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9064042/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35520810
http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c9ra00361d
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Sumario:Temperature-dependent phase-separation, clouding, has been observed in suspensions of silica nanoparticles surface-functionalized with methyl-poly(ethylene glycol) silane. Interparticle interactions and conformational changes of the grafted poly(ethylene glycol) chains influence the observed cloud points, and can be controlled by electrolyte concentration and pH. These findings open new routes to tailoring properties of Pickering emulsions.