Journal
ACS NANO
Volume 4, Issue 2, Pages 1187-1201Publisher
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/nn901517u
Keywords
Mie-Drude; localized surface plasmon resonance; thermoresponsive NIPAAM polymers; ultraviolet spectroscopy; adsorption; dynamic light scattering; lower critical solution temperature
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- Research Council of Norway [177556/V30]
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We demonstrate that the optical properties of gold nanoparticles can be used to detect and follow stimuli-induced changes in adsorbed macromolecules. Specifically, we investigate thermal response of anionic diblock and uncharged triblock copolymers based on poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) (PNIPAAM) blocks adsorbed onto gold nanoparticles and planar gold surfaces in a temperature range between 25 and 60 degrees C. By employing a palette of analytical probes, including UV-visible spectroscopy, dynamic light scattering, fluorescence, and quartz crystal microbalance with dissipation monitoring, we establish that while the anionic copolymer forms monolayers at both low and high temperature, the neutral copolymer adsorbs as a monolayer at low temperatures and forms multilayers above the cloud point (T-c). Raising the temperature above T-c severely affects the optical properties of the gold particle/polymer composites, expelling associated water and altering the immediate surroundings of the gold nanoparticles. This effect, stronger for the uncharged polymer, is related to the amount of polymer adsorbed on the surface, where a denser shell influences the surface plasmon band to a greater degree. This is corroborated with light scattering experiments, which reveal that flocculation of the neutral polymer-coated particles occurs at high temperatures. The flocculation behavior of the neutral copolymer on planar gold surfaces results in multilayer formation. The observed effects are discussed within the framework of the Mie-Drude theory.
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