Injection of Gold Nanoparticles Into PVDF + DMSO Solution
Abstract
In our lab, we investigated polyvinylidene difluoride (PVDF), a non-reactive plastic polymer that is a specialty plastic used in many practical cases. For example, it can be used in sheets, tubing, and films. The plastic can be spun out into a fiber using an electromagnetic spinner. The spinner uses an electric field to draw out the PVDF solution into a string. When the plastic is spun into a fiber the plastic becomes piezoelectric, which means that it can create a voltage when mechanical stress is applied. Our research attempted to put gold nanoparticles into the PVDF fiber, since the gold may capture optical energy when pulses of light fall on the fibers. Since the gold is in aqueous solution, we investigated how different concentrations of water react with PVDF and how the gold shows up in the resulting fibers. Overall, the goal is to create a plastic PVDF material than can harness mechanical and optical energy.
Injection of Gold Nanoparticles Into PVDF + DMSO Solution
Founders Hall 210 B
In our lab, we investigated polyvinylidene difluoride (PVDF), a non-reactive plastic polymer that is a specialty plastic used in many practical cases. For example, it can be used in sheets, tubing, and films. The plastic can be spun out into a fiber using an electromagnetic spinner. The spinner uses an electric field to draw out the PVDF solution into a string. When the plastic is spun into a fiber the plastic becomes piezoelectric, which means that it can create a voltage when mechanical stress is applied. Our research attempted to put gold nanoparticles into the PVDF fiber, since the gold may capture optical energy when pulses of light fall on the fibers. Since the gold is in aqueous solution, we investigated how different concentrations of water react with PVDF and how the gold shows up in the resulting fibers. Overall, the goal is to create a plastic PVDF material than can harness mechanical and optical energy.
