Hybrid inorganic-organic nanocomposites comprising inorganic nanoparticles and functional polymers are novel and unique class of nanomaterials that synergistically combine and enhance the best properties of inorganic and organic polymers [1][2][3][4]. The potential application fields of such hybrids can include specialty coatings, membranes, sensors, biomaterials, drug delivery systems, catalysts etc. The most common principle concepts of incorporation of inorganic nanoparticles into polymer matrix and the resulting properties of such materials have been reviewed by authors [5][6][7]. Classification of polymer/silicate nanocomposites based on synthetic techniques was suggested in [8]. Although titanium [9,10] and aluminum [11] oxides have been utilized as the inorganic components interacting with functional polymers, the colloid silica due to easy preparation by sol-gel technology [12] is one of the promising inorganic polymeric materials that interacts with polyelectrolytes and forms, so called interpolyelectrolyte complexes (IPEC) -products of interaction of two oppositely charged polyelectrolytes [13][14][15][16][17] Abstract. Interaction between anionic (and cationic) colloidal particles of silica having the particles diameters 12 and 22 nm with synthetic cationic (and anionic) polyelectrolytes of various nature and structure was studied by potentiometric, conductimetric spectroturbidimetric and viscometric methods in aqueous solution. It was shown that the complexation of silica nanoparticles with linear polyelectrolytes leads to formation of mostly stoichiometric interpolyelectrolyte complexes (IPEC) which precipitate from aqueous solution. Casting of water-soluble IPEC followed by thermal treatment gives thin composite films insoluble in water while 'layer by layer' (LbL) deposition of polyelectrolyte components onto silica sols leads to formation of multilayered nano-and microcomposites. The possible mechanism of formation of LbL multilayers consisting of silica sol (SiO2) 'cores' and polyethyeleneimine-polyacrylic acid (PEI-PAA) 'shells' was suggested. It was found that in diluted aqueous solution the radius of gyration, Rg and hydrodynamic radius, Rh mean of LbL particles are independent on LbL concentration and smaller than 100 nm. The zeta potential values of LbL particles are arranged between -10 and -30 mV. The average size of LbL particles estimated by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) is in the range of 200-500 nm. Thermal treatment of LbL multilayers followed by etching of (SiO2) 'core' by HF leads to formation of a series of spherical nanocavities and blob-like microcavities. Vol.2, No.2 (2008) [101][102][103][104][105][106][107][108][109][110] Available online at www.expresspolymlett.com DOI: 10.3144/expresspolymlett.2008 Keywords: nanomaterials, silica nanoparticles, linear polyelectrolytes, interpolyelectrolyte complexes eXPRESS Polymer Letters Experimental MaterialsColloidal particles of silica are commercial products purchased from Ludox (Grace GmbH & Co. KG, Worms, Germany) were abbr...
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