Issue 17, 2015

Self-assembly of a superparamagnetic raspberry-like silica/iron oxide nanocomposite using epoxy–amine coupling chemistry

Abstract

The fabrication of colloidal nanocomposites would benefit from controlled hetero-assembly of ready-made particles through covalent bonding. Here we used epoxy–amine coupling chemistry to promote the self-assembly of superparamagnetic raspberry-like nanocomposites. This adaptable method induced the covalent attachment of iron oxide nanoparticles sparsely coated with amine groups onto epoxylated silica cores in the absence of other reactants.

Graphical abstract: Self-assembly of a superparamagnetic raspberry-like silica/iron oxide nanocomposite using epoxy–amine coupling chemistry

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Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
21 Nov 2014
Accepted
21 Jan 2015
First published
21 Jan 2015

Chem. Commun., 2015,51, 3620-3622

Author version available

Self-assembly of a superparamagnetic raspberry-like silica/iron oxide nanocomposite using epoxy–amine coupling chemistry

M. Cano and G. de la Cueva-Méndez, Chem. Commun., 2015, 51, 3620 DOI: 10.1039/C4CC09311A

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