DOI: 10.1039/d6nr03182j ISSN: 2040-3364

Dense polymer brush growth from gold nanorod surfaces enabled by a lipoic acid-derived RAFT agent

Nehal Nupnar, Mithun Kumar Debnath, Abigail E. Hovorka, Md. Masud Alam, John Yang, Anna Cristina S. Samia, Kiril A. Streletzky, Metin Karayilan, Michael J. A. Hore

Polymer functionalization of gold nanorods (AuNRs) offers a means to tailor their interactions and stability – yet achieving dense, high molecular weight polymer brushes without compromising nanorod structure remains challenging.

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