pH-Responsive Mercaptoundecanoic Acid Functionalized Gold Nanoparticles and Applications in Catalysis
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Chemicals and Equipment
2.2. Mercaptoundecanoic Acid (MUA) Functionalized AuNP Synthesis
2.3. Thermogravimetric (TGA) Analysis
2.4. 4-Nitrophenol Reduction Catalysis
2.5. Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM) Analysis
2.6. Dynamic Light Scattering (DLS) Measurements
3. Results and Discussion
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Ansar, S.M.; Chakraborty, S.; Kitchens, C.L. pH-Responsive Mercaptoundecanoic Acid Functionalized Gold Nanoparticles and Applications in Catalysis. Nanomaterials 2018, 8, 339. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano8050339
Ansar SM, Chakraborty S, Kitchens CL. pH-Responsive Mercaptoundecanoic Acid Functionalized Gold Nanoparticles and Applications in Catalysis. Nanomaterials. 2018; 8(5):339. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano8050339
Chicago/Turabian StyleAnsar, Siyam M., Saptarshi Chakraborty, and Christopher L. Kitchens. 2018. "pH-Responsive Mercaptoundecanoic Acid Functionalized Gold Nanoparticles and Applications in Catalysis" Nanomaterials 8, no. 5: 339. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano8050339