Applications of UV/Vis spectroscopy in characterization and catalytic activity of noble metal nanoparticles fabricated in responsive polymer microgels: a review

R Begum, ZH Farooqi, K Naseem, F Ali… - Critical reviews in …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Noble metal nanoparticles loaded smart polymer microgels have gained much attention due
to fascinating combination of their properties in a single system. These hybrid systems have …

A review of responsive hybrid microgels fabricated with silver nanoparticles: synthesis, classification, characterization and applications

R Begum, K Naseem, ZH Farooqi - Journal of Sol-Gel Science and …, 2016 - Springer
Multi-responsive microgels loaded with silver nanoparticles have gained much attention in
the recent years. Such hybrid system combines responsive behavior of microgels with …

A review on copper nanoparticles loaded in smart microgels

M Arif - Materials Today Communications, 2023 - Elsevier
The metal nanoparticles loaded in smart crosslinked polymers is a unique combination
which has had a lot of attention during the last two decades. Their stimuli responsive …

Responsive Au@ polymer hybrid microgels for the simultaneous modulation and monitoring of Au-catalyzed chemical reaction

C Xiao, Q Wu, A Chang, Y Peng, W Xu… - Journal of Materials …, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
The simultaneous modulation and monitoring of catalysis is possible when using metal@
polymer hybrid microgels by rational design. Such hybrid microgels are made of Au …

A tutorial review on bimetallic nanoparticles loaded in smart organic polymer microgels/hydrogels

M Arif - Journal of Molecular Liquids, 2023 - Elsevier
The bimetallic nanoparticles and smart microgels/hydrogels are a particularly interesting
combination that have received a lot of attention over the past ten years. These composite …

Review on polymer, hydrogel and microgel metal nanocomposites: A facile nanotechnological approach

V Thomas, M Namdeo, Y Murali Mohan… - … Science, Part A: Pure …, 2007 - Taylor & Francis
The incorporation of metal nanoparticles into polymers has resulted in the origination of a
new class of materials that have found fascinating interest in biomedical, catalytic, optical …

Gold nanoparticles and polymer microgels: Last five years of their happy and successful marriage

M Arif, ZH Farooqi, A Irfan, R Begum - Journal of Molecular Liquids, 2021 - Elsevier
A unique combination of gold (Au) nanoparticles and smart polymer microgels is of great
interest and has gained a lot of consideration during past decade. The plasmonic property of …

Review on synthesis, properties, characterization, and applications of responsive microgels fabricated with gold nanostructures

ZH Farooqi, SR Khan, R Begum, A Ijaz - Reviews in Chemical …, 2016 - degruyter.com
In this article, the classification, synthesis, properties, and applications of responsive
microgels fabricated with gold (Au) nanostructures have been systematically reviewed …

Microgels as nanoreactors: applications in catalysis

N Welsch, M Ballauff, Y Lu - Chemical design of responsive microgels, 2011 - Springer
We review recent work on the use of “smart” microgel particles as “nanoreactors” for the
immobilization of metal nanoparticles as well as enzymes. A general feature of the microgel …

Multifunctionality in metal@ microgel colloidal nanocomposites

J Pérez-Juste, I Pastoriza-Santos… - Journal of Materials …, 2013 - pubs.rsc.org
The integration of metal nanoparticles within crosslinked polymeric microgels, in a well-
defined core–shell structure, offers unique possibilities in various fields due to the potential …