Magnetic Nanocomposites and Their Incorporation into Higher Order Biosynthetic Functional Architectures
Author(s) -
John Watt,
Aaron M. Collins,
Erika C. Vreeland,
Gabriel A. Montaño,
Dale L. Huber
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
acs omega
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2470-1343
DOI - 10.1021/acsomega.7b02031
Subject(s) - copolymer , nanocomposite , chlorosome , amphiphile , materials science , bifunctional , polymer , ethylene oxide , nanoparticle , chemical engineering , iron oxide nanoparticles , polymer chemistry , nanotechnology , chemistry , organic chemistry , pigment , bacteriochlorophyll , composite material , catalysis , engineering
A magnetically active Fe 3 O 4 /poly(ethylene oxide)- block -poly(butadiene) (PEO- b -PBD) nanocomposite is formed by the encapsulation of magnetite nanoparticles with a short-chain amphiphilic block copolymer. This material is then incorporated into the self-assembly of higher order polymer architectures, along with an organic pigment, to yield biosynthetic, bifunctional optical and magnetically active Fe 3 O 4 /bacteriochlorophyll c /PEO- b -PBD polymeric chlorosomes.
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