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Thermoresponsive nanocomposites incorporating microplasma synthesized magnetic nanoparticles—Synthesis and potential applications
Author(s) -
Nolan Hugo,
Sun Daye,
Falzon Brian G.,
Maguire Paul,
Mariotti Davide,
Zhang Li,
Sun Dan
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
plasma processes and polymers
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.644
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1612-8869
pISSN - 1612-8850
DOI - 10.1002/ppap.201800128
Subject(s) - microplasma , nanocomposite , materials science , nanotechnology , fabrication , nanoparticle , magnetic nanoparticles , polymer , composite number , plasma , composite material , medicine , physics , alternative medicine , pathology , quantum mechanics
The requirement for novel therapeutic and diagnostic techniques for biomedical applications has driven the development of multifunctional composite materials. This, in turn, has necessitated the use of novel synthesis and processing techniques for scalable nanocomposite production with tuneable material properties. Atmospheric Pressure Microplasma (APM) is a synthesis technique which has received considerable interest in recent years as a viable route for fabrication of nanoparticles (NPs) and NP/polymer composites. Here, we employ APM synthesis of NPs in solutions demonstrating, for the first time, the in situ synthesis of magnetic NPs (Fe 3 O 4 ) in a hydrogel; fabricating a magnetic thermo‐responsive hydrogel (poly (N‐isopropylacrylamde)) composite. This demonstrates the applicability of our APM process for producing materials which are potentially relevant to the health sector.