MIT Libraries homeMIT Libraries logoDSpace@MIT

MIT
View Item 
  • DSpace@MIT Home
  • MIT Libraries
  • MIT Theses
  • Undergraduate Theses
  • View Item
  • DSpace@MIT Home
  • MIT Libraries
  • MIT Theses
  • Undergraduate Theses
  • View Item
JavaScript is disabled for your browser. Some features of this site may not work without it.

Effects of varying ethanol and water concentrations as a gold nanoparticle gel solvent

Author(s)
Schaefer, Thomas Gerard
Thumbnail
DownloadFull printable version (4.268Mb)
Other Contributors
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering.
Advisor
Francesco Stellacci.
Terms of use
M.I.T. theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission. http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582
Metadata
Show full item record
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.
Description
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).
 
Date issued
2009
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/58072
Department
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Materials Science and Engineering
Publisher
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Keywords
Materials Science and Engineering.

Collections
  • Undergraduate Theses

Browse

All of DSpaceCommunities & CollectionsBy Issue DateAuthorsTitlesSubjectsThis CollectionBy Issue DateAuthorsTitlesSubjects

My Account

Login

Statistics

OA StatisticsStatistics by CountryStatistics by Department
MIT Libraries homeMIT Libraries logo

Find us on

Twitter Facebook Instagram YouTube RSS

MIT Libraries navigation

SearchHours & locationsBorrow & requestResearch supportAbout us
PrivacyPermissionsAccessibility
MIT
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Content created by the MIT Libraries, CC BY-NC unless otherwise noted. Notify us about copyright concerns.