Polymer-assisted self-assembly of superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles into well-defined clusters: Controlling the collective magnetic properties

Schmidtke C, Eggers R, Zierold R, Feld A, Kloust H, Wolter C, Ostermann J, Merkl JP, Schotten T, Nielsch K, Weller H (2014)

Publication Type: Journal article

Publication year: 2014

Journal

Langmuir American Chemical Society

Book Volume: 30

Pages Range: 11190-11196

Journal Issue: 37

DOI: 10.1021/la5021934

Abstract

The combination of superstructure-forming amphiphilic block copolymers and superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles produces new nano/microcomposites with unique sizedependent properties. Herein, we demonstrate the controlled clustering of superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles (SPIOs) ranging from discretely encapsulated SPIOs to giant clusters, containing hundreds or even more particles, using an amphiphilic polyisoprene-block-poly(ethylene glycol) diblock copolymer. Within these clusters, the SPIOs interact with each other and show new collective properties, neither obtainable with singly encapsulated nor with the bulk material. We observed cluster-size-dependent magnetic properties, influencing the blocking temperature, the magnetoviscosity of the liquid suspension, and the r2 relaxivity for magnetic iron oxide nanoparticles. The clustering methodology can be expanded also to other nanoparticle materials [CdSe/CdS/ZnS core/shell/shell quantum dots (QDs), CdSe/CdS quantum dots/quantum rods (QDQRs), gold nanoparticles, and mixtures thereof].

Involved external institutions

Universität Hamburg (UHH) DE Germany (DE) Centrum für Angewandte Nanotechnologie (CAN) GmbH DE Germany (DE)

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APA:

Schmidtke, C., Eggers, R., Zierold, R., Feld, A., Kloust, H., Wolter, C.,... Weller, H. (2014). Polymer-assisted self-assembly of superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles into well-defined clusters: Controlling the collective magnetic properties. Langmuir, 30(37), 11190-11196. https://dx.doi.org/10.1021/la5021934

MLA:

Schmidtke, Christian, et al. "Polymer-assisted self-assembly of superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles into well-defined clusters: Controlling the collective magnetic properties." Langmuir 30.37 (2014): 11190-11196.

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