α-((4-Cyanobenzoyl)oxy)-ω-methyl poly(ethylene glycol): a new stabilizer for silver nanoparticles

• Jana Lutze,
• Miguel A. Bañares,
• Marcos Pita,
• Andrea Haase,
• Andreas Luch and
• Andreas Taubert

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2017, 8, 627–635, doi:10.3762/bjnano.8.67

• anchors. Keywords: cyano anchor group; poly(ethylene glycol); polymer coating; silver nanoparticles; Introduction Nanoparticles (NPs), especially metal NPs such as gold and silver NPs (SNPs), are currently among the most popular research subjects and many particles have been suggested for applications

• the authors it is the first PEG-based stabilizer for metal nanoparticles with a cyano anchor group. Experimental General 4-Cyanobenzoic acid (98%, abcr), 4-(dimethylamino)pyridine (99%, Aldrich), deuterium oxide (99.9 atom % D, Aldrich), hydrochloric acid (37%, lab reagent grade, Fisher Scientific), L