摘 要: | 1 Introduction Metal, metal oxide and metal compound nanoparticles (NPs) received considerable attention due to their unique properties: catalytic, magnetic, optical, electronic, etc. We believe that for different applications, there are preferable morphologies of NP-stabilizing medium composites. For example, small (1-3 nm) nanoparticles formed in micro/mesoporous hypercrosslinked polystyrene demonstrate excellent catalytic properties in various hydrogenation and oxidation reactions due to high surface area and availability of catalytic centers for reacting molecules. On the other hand, a similar morphology of magnetic metal oxide nanoparticles yields only mediocre magnetic properties because the polymeric matrix used for nanoparticle growth and stabilization limits the choice of the reaction conditions of the NP synthesis.
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