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Silver nanoparticles were prepared in aqueous AgNO3 solution by using hydroquinone and sodium citrate as reducing agents with neutral polymers poly(vinylpyrrolidone) and poly(vinyl alcohol) as stabilizers. The rate of particle formation was determined with a diode array UV-Vis spectrophotometer. The effects of the polymer concentration on the reaction rate, the size, and the size distribution of the particles formed were studied by transmission electron microscopy. Both the reaction rate and the size of silver nanoparticles decreased with increasing polymer concentration in the range 0.07–0.50 w/v%.
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The authors wish to express their thanks to National Scientific Research Fund, OTKA T13 034430 for the financial support.
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Patakfalvi, R., Virányi, Z. & Dékány, I. Kinetics of silver nanoparticle growth in aqueous polymer solutions. Colloid Polym Sci 283, 299–305 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00396-004-1138-8
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