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SUBMITTER: Johnson RJG
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6100115 | biostudies-literature | 2018 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) 20180522 5
The photothermal effect of nanoparticles has proven efficient for driving diverse physical and chemical processes; however, we know of no study addressing the dependence of efficacy on nanoparticle size. Herein, we report on the photothermal effect of three different sizes (5.5 nm, 10 nm and 15 nm in diameter) of magnetite nanoparticles (MNP) driving the decomposition of poly(propylene carbonate) (PPC). We find that the chemical effectiveness of the photothermal effect is positively correlated w ...[more]