Autoensamblaje de un nanocompuesto de polímero y sílice respetuoso con el medio ambiente

Georg Garnweitner1, Bernd Smarsly, Roger Assink

  • 1Center for Micro-Engineered Materials, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87131, USA.

Resumen

Se crearon películas delgadas de nanocompuestos termoresponsables con hidrogeles de sílice y N-isopropilacrilamida (NIPAM). Estas películas se hinchan y disminuyen reversiblemente con los cambios de temperatura, mostrando potencial para aplicaciones de materiales inteligentes.

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