Abstract
One-dimensional (ID) magnetic thermosensitive Fe 3O 4/poly(N-isopropylacrylamide-N,N′-methylenebisacrylamide) (P(NIPAM-MBA)) peapod-like nanochains have been successfully synthesized by magnetic-field-induced precipitation polymerization using Fe 3O 4 as building blocks and P(NIPAM-MBA) as linker. Fe 3O 4 microspheres can be arranged with the direction of an external magnetic field in a line via the dipolar interaction between Fe 3O 4 microspheres and linked permanently via P(NIPAM-MBA) coating during precipitation polymerization. 1D magnetic Fe 3O 4/P(NIPAM-MBA) peapod-like nanochains can be oriented and aligned along the direction of the external magnetic field. More interestingly, Fe 3O 4 microspheres in each peapod were regularly arranged in a line and periodically separated through the P (NIPAM-MBA) layers with a visible interparticle spacing.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1207-1213 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Colloid and Polymer Science |
Volume | 290 |
Issue number | 12 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Aug 2012 |
Keywords
- Fe O /P(NIPAM-MBA)
- Magnetic-field-induced (MFI) assembly
- One-dimensional thermosensitive nanochains
- Precipitation polymerization