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Pickering emulsion polymerized magnetite-poly(methyl methacrylate) composite particles and their magnetorheology

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Magnetic poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA)/Fe3O4 composite nanoparticles were fabricated by Pickering emulsion polymerization using nano-sized iron oxide (Fe3O4) particles as a solid stabilizer that had been synthesized initially from a hydrothermal process. High-resolution scanning electron microscopy was applied to characterize the morphology of the materials. Fourier transformation infrared spectroscopy confirmed the chemical structure of both pure Fe3O4 and PMMA/Fe3O4 composites. The magnetic properties and atomic and molecular structure of a crystal of the materials were examined by vibration sample magnetometry and X-ray diffraction, respectively. The magnetorheological (MR) features of both pure Fe3O4 and PMMA/Fe3O4 nanoparticles dispersed in mineral oil under a magnetic field were characterized by a rotational rheometer. The dynamic yield stress was higher than the elastic stress under external magnetic field. The PMMA/Fe3O4 composite-based MR fluid showed good dispersion stability, while exhibiting typical MR characteristics for the applied magnetic field dependent yield stress with a slope of 1.5.

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This study was supported by the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, Korea (#10047791).

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Gao, C.Y., Piao, S.H. & Choi, H.J. Pickering emulsion polymerized magnetite-poly(methyl methacrylate) composite particles and their magnetorheology. Colloid Polym Sci 295, 959–966 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00396-017-4086-9

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