Synthesis of Metal-Polymer Complexes and Functional Nanostructures in Films and Coatings of Interpolyelectrolyte Complexes

Interpolyelectrolyte complexes possess high ion-exchange capacity, which makes it possible to obtain metal-polymer compounds on their basis and allows their use for the extraction of metal ions from dilute aqueous solutions. The deposition and reduction of metal ions is the main method of obtaining nanoparticles in polymer matrices. Tuning the interaction of functional groups of polyanions and polycations with ions/metal surfaces provides wide opportunities to control the structure and size of nanoparticles and to obtain nanocomposites. The review discusses the work of A.B. Zezin devoted to the structure and mechanisms of the formation of metal-polymer complexes in films and coatings of interpolyelectrolyte complexes, which were the starting point for the development of methods for producing nanocomposites.