Making composite material smart with precious metal
Date | 5th, Jun 2018 |
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Source | Phys.org - Scientific News Websites |
DESCRIPTION
Doping polymer brushes with gold nanoparticles results in a switchable composite material which changes its thickness depending on the pH value. The research by physicists at the TU Darmstadt, published in the journal Soft Matter, could be used to design chemical nanosensors in diagnostics or environmental analytics.