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Hollow hybrid polymer-graphene oxide nanoparticles via Pickering miniemulsion polymerization
Stuart C Thickett1, Noriko Wood, Yun Hau Ng
1Centre for Advanced Macromolecular Design (CAMD), School of Chemical Engineering, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia. stuart.thickett@unsw.edu.au p.zetterlund@unsw.edu.au.
Abstract:
The preparation of hybrid hollow capsules consisting of a cross-linked polymer shell and a coating of graphene oxide (GO) is demonstrated. The capsules are prepared by Pickering miniemulsion polymerization, exploiting the surface activity of GO for its use as a colloidal surfactant. This approach represents a simple and convenient route towards hollow carbon nanostructures for a variety of applications. The incorporation of surface-modified TiO2 nanoparticles into the interior of these capsules was also demonstrated.
