Synthesis of Polystyrene-Coated Superparamagnetic and Ferromagnetic Cobalt Nanoparticles
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Materials
2.2. Synthesis of Amine End-Functionalized Polystyrene (PS-NH2)
2.2.1. Synthesis of 4-(Chloromethyl)benzyl Phthalimide 2
2.2.2. Synthesis of Benzyl Phthalimide End-Functionalized Polystyrene 3
2.2.3. Synthesis of Amine End-Functionalized Polystyrene 4 (PS-NH2)
2.3. Synthesis of PS-Co NPs with Amine End-Functionalized Polystyrene as Surfactant
2.4. Instruments
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Synthesis and Characterization of PS-NH2
3.2. Synthesis and Characterization of PS–Co NPs
3.3. Magnetic Properties of PS-Co NPs
3.4. Wide Angle X-ray Scattering of PS-Co NPs
3.5. Calculation of Surface Polymer Density
3.6. Stability Study
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Tan, L.; Liu, B.; Siemensmeyer, K.; Glebe, U.; Böker, A. Synthesis of Polystyrene-Coated Superparamagnetic and Ferromagnetic Cobalt Nanoparticles. Polymers 2018, 10, 1053. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym10101053
Tan L, Liu B, Siemensmeyer K, Glebe U, Böker A. Synthesis of Polystyrene-Coated Superparamagnetic and Ferromagnetic Cobalt Nanoparticles. Polymers. 2018; 10(10):1053. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym10101053
Chicago/Turabian StyleTan, Li, Bing Liu, Konrad Siemensmeyer, Ulrich Glebe, and Alexander Böker. 2018. "Synthesis of Polystyrene-Coated Superparamagnetic and Ferromagnetic Cobalt Nanoparticles" Polymers 10, no. 10: 1053. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym10101053