Synthesis and self-assembly of polymer-coated ferromagnetic nanoparticles

ACS Nano

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 279-292

  Keng, Pei Yuin ^a   Shim, Inbo ^a,b   Korth, Bryan D ^a   Douglas, Jack F ^c   Pyun, Jeffrey ^a  

^a University of Arizona   (United States)

^b Kookmin University   (South Korea)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Equilibrium polymerization; Magnetic nanocomposites; Magnetic nanoparticles; Nanoparticle assembly; Particle characterization; Particle synthesis; Polymer stabilization; Ring formation; Self assembly

Indexed keywords

EQUILIBRIUM POLYMERIZATION; MAGNETIC NANOCOMPOSITES; MAGNETIC NANOPARTICLES; NANOPARTICLE ASSEMBLY; PARTICLE CHARACTERIZATION; PARTICLE SYNTHESIS; POLYMER STABILIZATION; RING FORMATION;

ATOM TRANSFER RADICAL POLYMERIZATION; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; CHARACTERIZATION; COBALT; FERROMAGNETIC MATERIALS; FERROMAGNETISM; NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOPARTICLES; PHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS; PLASTIC COATINGS; POLYMERIZATION; POLYSTYRENES; SELF ASSEMBLY; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; VAN DER WAALS FORCES; X RAY DIFFRACTION; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

FUNCTIONAL POLYMERS;

EID: 47949132489     PISSN: 19360851     EISSN: 1936086X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/nn7001213     Document Type: Article

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