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Elastic Magnets: Template‐Controlled Mineralization of Iron Oxide Colloids in a Sponge‐like Gel Matrix
Author(s) -
Breulmann Michael,
Cölfen Helmut,
Hentze HansPeter,
Antonietti Markus,
Walsh Dominic,
Mann Stephen
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
advanced materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.707
H-Index - 527
eISSN - 1521-4095
pISSN - 0935-9648
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1521-4095(199802)10:3<237::aid-adma237>3.0.co;2-6
Subject(s) - materials science , sponge , polymer , copolymer , iron oxide , polystyrene , template , magnet , chemical engineering , composite number , composite material , colloid , mineralization (soil science) , nanotechnology , metallurgy , organic chemistry , botany , physics , quantum mechanics , engineering , biology , chemistry , nitrogen
A magnetic mineral–polymer composite consisting of an elastic polystyrene–polyacrylate copolymer gel (see Figure) infiltrated with a magnetic iron oxide nanocolloid is reported to have been prepared by a room‐temperature synthesis. This is an example of a biomimetic approach to synthetic analogues of mineral–polymer composites produced by natural organisms.