Magnetic polyvinylamine nanoparticles by in situ precipitation reaction

  • Zahra Mohammadi
  • , Xiang Wang
  • , Cory Berkland

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Abstract

The synthesis and characterization of MnFe2O4 incorporated in magnetic polyvinylamine (PVAm) nanoparticles was reported. N-vinylformamide was used as a monomer, and 2,2́-Azobis was used as an initiator for the polymerization reaction of N-vinylformamide. Crosslinked PVAm nanoparticles were produced and fabricated by inverse microemulsion polymerization of monomer with crosslinker. MnCl2 and FeCl3 were dissolved in 25 mL of deoxygenated PVAm nanoparticle suspension. The solution was stirred for 2 h at room temperature and the solution of PVAm nanoparticles containing MnCl2 and FeCl3 was transferred to a centrifuge tube and centrifuged for 30 min at 15,000 rpm. Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) images of PVAm/MnFe2O4 nanoparticles at different time intervals were obtained after aging at 90 °C. The saturation magnetization of PVAm/MnFe2O4 particles with a 1:2 Mn:Fe ratio was ~ 40 emu/g of MnFe2O4.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)991-996
Number of pages6
JournalJournal of Polymer Science, Part A: Polymer Chemistry
Volume48
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - Feb 15 2010

Keywords

  • Biomaterials
  • Magnetic polymers
  • Manganese oxide
  • Metal-polymer complexes
  • Nanoparticle reactor
  • Polyvinylamine
  • Saturation magnetization

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