Silver Nanoparticles with Liquid Crystalline Ligands Based on Lactic Acid Derivatives
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Synthesis of Ligand and the Silver Nanoparticle Preparation
3. Experimental Techniques
4. Results and discussion
4.1. Nanoparticle Observation
4.2. Dynamic Light Scattering (DLS) Measurements
4.3. Plasmonic Resonance
4.4. Mesomorphic Properties
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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LC-Ligand | AgNPs‘ Diameter | |
---|---|---|
NP1 | Thiol A | 4–6 nm |
NP2 | Thiol B | 3–5 nm |
NP3 | Thiol C | ~20 nm |
NP4 | Thiol C | 4–6 nm |
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Troha, T.; Kaspar, M.; Hamplova, V.; Cigl, M.; Havlicek, J.; Pociecha, D.; Novotna, V. Silver Nanoparticles with Liquid Crystalline Ligands Based on Lactic Acid Derivatives. Nanomaterials 2019, 9, 1066. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano9081066
Troha T, Kaspar M, Hamplova V, Cigl M, Havlicek J, Pociecha D, Novotna V. Silver Nanoparticles with Liquid Crystalline Ligands Based on Lactic Acid Derivatives. Nanomaterials. 2019; 9(8):1066. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano9081066
Chicago/Turabian StyleTroha, Tinkara, Miroslav Kaspar, Vera Hamplova, Martin Cigl, Jaroslav Havlicek, Damian Pociecha, and Vladimira Novotna. 2019. "Silver Nanoparticles with Liquid Crystalline Ligands Based on Lactic Acid Derivatives" Nanomaterials 9, no. 8: 1066. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano9081066