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Metallic Nanomagnets Randomly Dispersed in Spherical Colloids: Toward a Universal Route for the Preparation of Colloidal Composites Containing Nanoparticles
Author(s) -
Tartaj Pedro,
GonzálezCarreño Teresita,
Ferrer Maria L.,
Serna Carlos J.
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/anie.200460830
Subject(s) - colloid , nanoparticle , nanomagnet , evaporation , nanotechnology , metal , matrix (chemical analysis) , materials science , chemical engineering , composite material , metallurgy , physics , engineering , magnetization , quantum mechanics , magnetic field , thermodynamics
Small world : Metallic nanomagnets (MNMs) dispersed in spherical colloids can be prepared by the aerosol evaporation of an aqueous sol containing mineralized ferritin and a colloidal matrix precursor (see picture). Essential to the success of the method is the template effect provided by ferritin.