Nilsson T.W. – TechConnect Briefs

Scale-up of Novel Gold Nanoparticle-Wool Fiber Composites: A Commercialisation Success Story

Nilsson T.W., Johnston J.H., Victoria University of Wellington and MacDiarmid Institute of Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology, NZ

The development of novel nanocomposites of metal nanoparticles and natural fibers has allowed the engineering of flexible materials with the desirable properties of metal nanoparticles for numerous applications. One class of novel nanocomposites uses gold [...]

Making Nanoparticles Mega: Scaling-up the Synthesis of Gold Nanoparticle-Wool Fibre Composites

Nilsson T.W., Johnston J.H., Victoria University of Wellington and the MacDiarmid Institute of Advanced Materials, NZ

Gold nanoparticles exhibit intense surface plasmon resonances in the visible region of light. This property allows them to be employed as stable colourants for fine New Zealand wool fibres. A novel proprietary approach for the [...]