Effects of varying ethanol and water concentrations as a gold nanoparticle gel solvent
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Author(s)
Schaefer, Thomas Gerard
Advisor(s)
Francesco Stellacci.
Date Issued
2009
Publisher
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Abstract
Striped gold nanoparticles are unique in several of their characteristics and applications. Recent experiments have determined a new medium with which contain the nanoparticles is that of a chemical gel. The nanoparticles for use in these studies do not require a polymer base in order to form a gel phase. However, a concrete analysis of the transition temperature between the gel and liquid phases had yet to be performed. The work performed in this experiment has determined a portion of the phase transition curve for different concentrations of ethanol and water as a solvent in this nanoparticle gel. The results of this project showed that, as expected, with an increased concentration of dissolved gold nanoparticles, the gel to liquid transition temperature increased.
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Thesis (S.B.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering, 2009.
Cataloged from PDF version of thesis.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 25).
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Materials Science and Engineering.
MIT Department
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Materials Science and Engineering
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