Authors

S. Biswas; K. D. Belfield; R. K. Das; S. Ghosh;A. F. Hebard

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Abbreviated Journal Title

Polymers

Keywords

block copolymer; polymeric nanocomposite; maghemite; ROMP; chelating; ligand; OPENING METATHESIS POLYMERIZATION; IRON-OXIDE NANOPARTICLES; LYMPH-NODE; METASTASES; MAGNETIC NANOPARTICLES; DRUG-DELIVERY; PLURONIC F127; BIOMEDICAL APPLICATIONS; BLOCK-COPOLYMERS; ENHANCED MRI; RELEASE; Polymer Science

Abstract

Monodisperse maghemite nanoparticles, templated in novel, well-defined pyrazole-containing norbornene-based block copolymers, provided a superparamagnetic nanocomposite with high saturation magnetization at room temperature under an applied magnetic field. The synthesis of the polymer nanocomposites and physical, morphological, and magnetic chracaterization of the nanocomposites are reported. Micelle-encapsulated superparamagnetic nanocomposites were generated for dispersal in aqueous medium. Their stability in water in the presence of a magnetic field was investigated as was their morphology and cell viability, strongly suggesting the potential of these superparamagnetic polymer-based nanocomposites in certain biomedical imaging and associated applications.

Journal Title

Polymers

Volume

4

Issue/Number

2

Publication Date

1-1-2012

Document Type

Article

Language

English

First Page

1211

Last Page

1225

WOS Identifier

WOS:000313356500018

ISSN

2073-4360

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