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00925njm 22002777a 4500 dc Pinto Sanz, Javier author Barroso Solares, Suset author Magrì, Davide author Palazon, Francisco author Lauciello, Simone author Athanassiou, Athanassia author Fragouli, Despina author 2020 A versatile and straightforward route to produce polymer foams with functional surface through their decoration with gold and palladium nanoparticles is proposed. Melamine foams, used as polymeric porous substrates, are first covered with a uniform coating of polydimethylsiloxane, thin enough to assure the preservation of their original porous structure. The polydimethylsiloxane layer allows the facile in-situ formation of metallic Au and Pd nanoparticles with sizes of tens of nanometers directly on the surface of the struts of the foam by the direct immersion of the foams into gold or palladium precursor solutions. The effect of the gold and palladium precursor concentration, as well as the reaction time with the foams, to the amount and sizes of the nanoparticles synthesized on the foams, was studied and the ideal conditions for an optimized functionalization were defined. Gold and palladium contents of about 1 wt.% were achieved, while the nanoparticles were proven to be stably adhered to the foam, avoiding potential risks related to their accidental release. Polymers, 2020, vol. 12, n. 4, 934 2073-4360 https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/52271 10.3390/polym12040934 Melamine Foams Decorated with In-Situ Synthesized Gold and Palladium Nanoparticles