Volume 43, Issue 46 pp. 6369-6372
Communication

Polymer–Monomer Pairs as a Reaction System for the Synthesis of Magnetic Fe3O4–Polymer Hybrid Hollow Nanospheres

Yin Ding

Yin Ding

Laboratory of Mesoscopic Chemistry and Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210093, P. R. China, Fax: (+86) 25-8331-7761

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Yong Hu Dr.

Yong Hu Dr.

Laboratory of Mesoscopic Chemistry and Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210093, P. R. China, Fax: (+86) 25-8331-7761

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Xiqun Jiang Prof.

Xiqun Jiang Prof.

Laboratory of Mesoscopic Chemistry and Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210093, P. R. China, Fax: (+86) 25-8331-7761

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Leyang Zhang

Leyang Zhang

Laboratory of Mesoscopic Chemistry and Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210093, P. R. China, Fax: (+86) 25-8331-7761

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Changzheng Yang Prof.

Changzheng Yang Prof.

Laboratory of Mesoscopic Chemistry and Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210093, P. R. China, Fax: (+86) 25-8331-7761

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First published: 23 November 2004
Citations: 93

Supported by the Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 20 374 026, No. 10 334 020) and the 973 Program of MOST (No.2003 CB 615 600).

Graphical Abstract

Magnetic hollow Fe3O4–polymer hybrid nanospheres (see figure) were prepared by adding Fe3O4 nanoparticles to an aqueous solution of polymer–monomer pairs composed of a cationic polymer (chitosan) and an anionic monomer (acrylic acid), followed by polymerization of acrylic acid and selective crosslinking of chitosan at the end of the polymerization.

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