Highly-ordered hybrid organic-inorganic isoporous membranes from polymer modified nanoparticles

Daniel Nyström, Per Antoni, Eva Malmström, Mats Johansson, Michael Whittaker, Anders Hult

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Abstract

Organic-inorganic hybrid materials consisting of nanosized silica particles with surface grafted PS or PS-b-PMMA were synthesized using ATRP. These hybrid materials were used in the fabrication of highly-ordered isoporous membranes. Optical characterization revealed that the membranes consisted of hexagonally ordered pores of uniform size. The combination of an open pore structure and high surface area makes isoporous membranes into materials of high interest in fields as biotechnology and photonics.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)524-528
Number of pages5
JournalMacromolecular Rapid Communications
Volume26
Issue number7
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 6 Apr 2005
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP)
  • Atomic force microscopy (AFM)
  • Block copolymers
  • Self-assembly
  • Silica nanoparticles

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