Versatile Phase Transfer Method for the Efficient Surface Functionalization of Gold Nanoparticles: Towards Controlled Nanoparticle Dispersion in a Polymer Matrix

Figure 4

Bright field TEM images of PS@AuNPs for different functionalized ligands and different concentration in gold nanoparticles: (a) PS@Au-Th 200 ppm; (b) PS@Au-PS 200 ppm; (c) PS@Au-Th 400 ppm; (d) PS@Au-PS 400 ppm.

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