Gold nanoparticles embedded in a polymer as a 3D-printable dichroic nanocomposite material
Background: Nanotechnology, even if unknowingly, has been used for millennia. The occurrence of shiny colors in pottery and glass made hundreds and thousand of years ago is due to the presence of nanoparticles in the fabrication of such ornaments. In the last decade, 3D printing has revolutionized f...
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| author | Lars Kool Anton Bunschoten Aldrik H. Velders Vittorio Saggiomo |
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| description | Background: Nanotechnology, even if unknowingly, has been used for millennia. The occurrence of shiny colors in pottery and glass made hundreds and thousand of years ago is due to the presence of nanoparticles in the fabrication of such ornaments. In the last decade, 3D printing has revolutionized fabrication and manufacturing processes, making it easier to produce, in a simple and fast way, 3D objects.Results: In this paper we show how to fabricate a 3D-printable nanocomposite composed of dichroic gold nanoparticles and a 3D-printable polymer. The minute amount of gold nanoparticles used for obtaining the dichroic effect does not influence the mechanical properties of the polymer nor its printability. Thus, the nanocomposite can be easily 3D-printed using a standard 3D printer and shows a purple color in transmission and a brownish color in reflection.Conclusion: This methodology can be used not only by artists, but also for studying the optical properties of nanoparticles or, for example, for the 3D fabrication of optical filters. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f6ef8d4f0f514ea59f4662df15a9829f2022-12-21T18:54:53ZengBeilstein-InstitutBeilstein Journal of Nanotechnology2190-42862019-02-0110144244710.3762/bjnano.10.432190-4286-10-43Gold nanoparticles embedded in a polymer as a 3D-printable dichroic nanocomposite materialLars Kool0Anton Bunschoten1Aldrik H. Velders2Vittorio Saggiomo3Laboratory of BioNanoTechnology, Wageningen University and Research, P.O. Box 8038, 6700, EK Wageningen, The NetherlandsLaboratory of BioNanoTechnology, Wageningen University and Research, P.O. Box 8038, 6700, EK Wageningen, The NetherlandsLaboratory of BioNanoTechnology, Wageningen University and Research, P.O. Box 8038, 6700, EK Wageningen, The NetherlandsLaboratory of BioNanoTechnology, Wageningen University and Research, P.O. Box 8038, 6700, EK Wageningen, The NetherlandsBackground: Nanotechnology, even if unknowingly, has been used for millennia. The occurrence of shiny colors in pottery and glass made hundreds and thousand of years ago is due to the presence of nanoparticles in the fabrication of such ornaments. In the last decade, 3D printing has revolutionized fabrication and manufacturing processes, making it easier to produce, in a simple and fast way, 3D objects.Results: In this paper we show how to fabricate a 3D-printable nanocomposite composed of dichroic gold nanoparticles and a 3D-printable polymer. The minute amount of gold nanoparticles used for obtaining the dichroic effect does not influence the mechanical properties of the polymer nor its printability. Thus, the nanocomposite can be easily 3D-printed using a standard 3D printer and shows a purple color in transmission and a brownish color in reflection.Conclusion: This methodology can be used not only by artists, but also for studying the optical properties of nanoparticles or, for example, for the 3D fabrication of optical filters.https://doi.org/10.3762/bjnano.10.433D printingdichroismgold nanoparticlesnanocomposite |
| spellingShingle | Lars Kool Anton Bunschoten Aldrik H. Velders Vittorio Saggiomo Gold nanoparticles embedded in a polymer as a 3D-printable dichroic nanocomposite material Beilstein Journal of Nanotechnology 3D printing dichroism gold nanoparticles nanocomposite |
| title | Gold nanoparticles embedded in a polymer as a 3D-printable dichroic nanocomposite material |
| title_full | Gold nanoparticles embedded in a polymer as a 3D-printable dichroic nanocomposite material |
| title_fullStr | Gold nanoparticles embedded in a polymer as a 3D-printable dichroic nanocomposite material |
| title_full_unstemmed | Gold nanoparticles embedded in a polymer as a 3D-printable dichroic nanocomposite material |
| title_short | Gold nanoparticles embedded in a polymer as a 3D-printable dichroic nanocomposite material |
| title_sort | gold nanoparticles embedded in a polymer as a 3d printable dichroic nanocomposite material |
| topic | 3D printing dichroism gold nanoparticles nanocomposite |
| url | https://doi.org/10.3762/bjnano.10.43 |
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