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Fabrication of 1D Fe3O4/P(NIPAM-MBA) thermosensitive nanochains by magnetic-field-induced precipitation polymerization

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One-dimensional (ID) magnetic thermosensitive Fe3O4/poly(N-isopropylacrylamide–N,N′-methylenebisacrylamide) (P(NIPAM-MBA)) peapod-like nanochains have been successfully synthesized by magnetic-field-induced precipitation polymerization using Fe3O4 as building blocks and P(NIPAM-MBA) as linker. Fe3O4 microspheres can be arranged with the direction of an external magnetic field in a line via the dipolar interaction between Fe3O4 microspheres and linked permanently via P(NIPAM-MBA) coating during precipitation polymerization. 1D magnetic Fe3O4/P(NIPAM-MBA) peapod-like nanochains can be oriented and aligned along the direction of the external magnetic field. More interestingly, Fe3O4 microspheres in each peapod were regularly arranged in a line and periodically separated through the P(NIPAM-MBA) layers with a visible interparticle spacing.

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This research was financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (51173146), National Basic Research Program of China (2010CB635111), Basic Research Foundation of Northwestern Polytechnical University (G9KY1020 and JC201019), and the key programs of international technology cooperation of Shaanxi province (2011KW-12).

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Ma, M., Zhang, Q., Dou, J. et al. Fabrication of 1D Fe3O4/P(NIPAM-MBA) thermosensitive nanochains by magnetic-field-induced precipitation polymerization. Colloid Polym Sci 290, 1207–1213 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00396-012-2696-9

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