Fabrication of gold-nanoshell/polycaprolactonecomposite films with high electrical conductivity

Shiva Naseri; Mani Diba; Saeedeh Golkar; Aldo R. Boccaccini; Robin N. Klupp Taylor

doi:10.1016/j.matlet.2014.05.067

Fabrication of gold-nanoshell/polycaprolactonecomposite films with high electrical conductivity

Shiva Naseri, Mani Diba, Saeedeh Golkar, Aldo R. Boccaccini, Robin N. Klupp Taylor (Corresponding author)

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Gold nanoshells on 1.1 μm diameter silica cores were produced via a seeded growth approach and their quality evaluated using optical measurements. The particles were combined with polycaprolactone to produce a flexible biocompatible composite film with high conductivity (1.51 S cm^-1) and relatively low effective gold loading (16.86 wt%) in comparison with other reports in the literature. The morphology of the composite was shown to comprise nanoshell-filled pores percolating a polymer-rich matrix. The obtained films have potential for biomedical applications such as in patches for cardiac tissue engineering, combining biocompatibility, flexibility and electrical conductivity.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	164-167
Number of pages	4
Journal	Materials Letters
Volume	130
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matlet.2014.05.067
Publication status	Published - 1 Sept 2014
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Conductivity
Metal nanoshells
Nanocomposite
Plasmon resonance
Polycaprolactone

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