Coupling Metallic Nanostructures to Thermally Responsive Polymers Allows the Development of Intelligent Responsive Membranes
Figure 2
Show scanning electron microscopy micrographs of the porous polycarbonate membranes. (a) Control PCTEPM surface without PNIPAM grafts after silver nanoparticles have been synthesized in situ. (b)-(c) Surface and (d) internal structure of PCTEPM that has been grafted with PNIPAM and silver nanoparticles has been synthesized in situ.