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1Institute of Chemistry, University of Potsdam, Golm, Germany. zhonghaoli@sdu.edu.cn
Molecules (Basel, Switzerland)
|November 20, 2009
Abstract:
Injection of a mixture of HAuCl(4) and cellulose dissolved in the ionic liquid (IL) 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium chloride [Bmim]Cl into aqueous NaBH4 leads to colloidal gold nanoparticle/cellulose hybrid precipitates. This process is a model example for a very simple and generic approach towards (noble) metal/cellulose hybrids, which could find applications in sensing, sterile filtration, or as biomaterials.

