Synthesis of Monodisperse Superparamagnetic Fe/Silica Nanospherical Composites

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 125, Issue 51, 2003, Pages 15754-15755

  Tartaj, Pedro ^a   Serna, Carlos J ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE CIENCIA DE MATERIALES DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IRON; NANOPARTICLE; SILICON DIOXIDE;

ARTICLE; BIOTECHNOLOGY; DISPERSION; ENCAPSULATION; MAGNETISM; METHODOLOGY; MOLECULAR STABILITY; PARTICLE SIZE; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 0345733905     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja0380594     Document Type: Article

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