Reversible and Irreversible Binding of Nanoparticles to Polymeric Surfaces

<table>AFM-micrographs of removal-experiments of CdSe-nanoparticles from films made from statistical copolymer <i>polymer 3/s6</i> (0.5 mol% cleft) with NP4 (barbituric acid). (a)  film made from <i>polymer 3/s6</i> (0.5 mol% cleft) (b) <i>polymer 3/s6</i> (0.5 mol% cleft) with <i>NP4</i> (barbituric acid); (c) film after rinsing with methanol (24 hours), resulting in the removal of the nanoparticles.</table>

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Figure 6: Reversible and Irreversible Binding of Nanoparticles to Polymeric Surfaces 