Increasing the Particle Size and Magnetic Property of Iron Oxide Nanoparticles through a Segregated Nucleation and Growth Process

Autor: Yiyang Liu, Sheng Wang, Qin Wang, Liping Wang, Jianghui Dong, Baolin Zhang
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: Nanomaterials, Vol 14, Iss 10, p 827 (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 14100827
2079-4991
DOI: 10.3390/nano14100827
Popis: Iron oxide nanoparticles (IONs) with good water dispersibility were prepared by the thermal decomposition of iron acetylacetonate (Fe(acac)3) in the high-boiling organic solvent polyethylene glycol (PEG) using polyethyleneimine (PEI) as a modifier. The nucleation and growth processes of the crystals were separated during the reaction process by batch additions of the reaction material, which could inhibit the nucleation but maintain the crystal growth, and products with larger particle sizes and high saturation magnetization were obtained. The method of batch addition of the reactant prepared IONs with the largest particle size and the highest saturation magnetization compared with IONs reported using PEG as the reaction solvent. The IONs prepared by this method also retained good water dispersibility. Therefore, these IONs are potentially suitable for the magnetic separation of cells, proteins, or nucleic acids when large magnetic responses are needed.
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