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In this work, we have developed a convenient approach to synthesize magnetic nanoparticles with relatively high magnetization and controllable sizes. This was realized by combining the traditional co-precipitation method and microfluidic techniques inside microfluidic devices. The device was first designed, and then fabricated using simplified soft-lithography techniques. The device was utilized to synthesize magnetite nanoparticles. The synthesized nanomaterials were thoroughly characterized using field emission scanning electron microscopy and a vibrating sample magnetometer. The results demonstrated that the as-prepared device can be utilized as a simple and effective tool to synthesize magnetic nanoparticles with the sizes less than 10 nm and magnetization more than 50 emu/g. The development of these devices opens new strategies to synthesize nanomaterials with more precise dimensions at narrow size-distribution and with controllable behaviors.
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This work received financial support from the Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology (VAST 03.01/15-16) and National Foundation for Science and Technology Development (NAFOSTED, 104.04-2014.36). This work was partly funded by University of Science and Technology of Ha Noi (Nano 1).
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Thu, V.T., Mai, A.N., Le The Tam et al. Fabrication of PDMS-Based Microfluidic Devices: Application for Synthesis of Magnetic Nanoparticles. J. Electron. Mater. 45, 2576–2581 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11664-016-4424-6
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