Title:
METHOD OF PRODUCING HYBRID POLYMER-INORGANIC MATERIALS
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2004081072
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
The present invention describes a new approach to producing hybrid composite materials with multiscale morphologies. We doped polymer submicrometer spheres with semiconductor or metal (e.g. CdS or Ag, respectively) nanoparticles and used these doped microspheres as the functional building blocks in production of hybrid periodically structured materials. The preparation of hybrid polymer particles included the following stages: (i) synthesis of monodisperse polymer microspheres, (ii) in-situ synthesis of the inorganic nanoparticles either on the surface, or in the bulk of the polymer beads, and (iii) encapsulation of hybrid microspheres with a hydrophobic shell. We demonstrated that by changing the composition of the polymer beads good control could be achieved over the size of the nanoparticles.
Inventors:
KUMACHEVA EUGENIA (CA)
Application Number:
PCT/CA2004/000350
Publication Date:
April 21, 2005
Filing Date:
March 10, 2004
Export Citation:
Assignee:
KUMACHEVA EUGENIA (CA)
International Classes:
C08G83/00; C08J3/05; C08K9/10; (IPC1-7): C08G83/00; C08J3/05; C08K9/10
Domestic Patent References:
| WO2001062830A2 | 2001-08-30 |
Foreign References:
| US5952131A | 1999-09-14 |
Other References:
KUMACHEVA E., ZHANG J,, COOMBS N.: "A New Approach to Hybrid Polymer-Metal and Polymer-Semiconductor Particles", ADVANCED MATERIALS, vol. 14, no. 23, 3 December 2002 (2002-12-03), pages 1756 - 1759, XP002316846
KALININA O ET AL: "A CORE-SHELL APPROACH TO PRODUCING 3D POLYMER NANOCOMPOSITES", MACROMOLECULES, AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY. EASTON, US, vol. 32, no. 12, 1999, pages 4122 - 4129, XP000984727, ISSN: 0024-9297
KUMACHEVA E ET AL: "THREE-DIMENSIONAL ARRAYS IN POLYMER NANOCOMPOSITES", ADVANCED MATERIALS, VCH VERLAGSGESELLSCHAFT, WEINHEIM, DE, vol. 11, no. 3, 11 February 1999 (1999-02-11), pages 231 - 234, XP000803280, ISSN: 0935-9648
KALININA O ET AL: "A CORE-SHELL APPROACH TO PRODUCING 3D POLYMER NANOCOMPOSITES", MACROMOLECULES, AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY. EASTON, US, vol. 32, no. 12, 1999, pages 4122 - 4129, XP000984727, ISSN: 0024-9297
KUMACHEVA E ET AL: "THREE-DIMENSIONAL ARRAYS IN POLYMER NANOCOMPOSITES", ADVANCED MATERIALS, VCH VERLAGSGESELLSCHAFT, WEINHEIM, DE, vol. 11, no. 3, 11 February 1999 (1999-02-11), pages 231 - 234, XP000803280, ISSN: 0935-9648
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