Morphological and Rheological Characterization of Gold Nanoparticles Synthesized Using Pluronic P103 as Soft Template

Figure 6

Transmission electron micrographs of P103 polymer like micelles loaded with small gold nanoparticles synthesized from HAuCl₄ and P103 aqueous solutions prepared at different P103 concentrations and synthesis temperature of 50°C: (a, b) 10 wt.%. The white arrows indicate the presence of long strands; (c, d) 15 wt.%. The white arrow shows polymer’s agglomeration; (e, f) 20 wt.%.

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