One-pot synthesis of dual-stimuli responsive hybrid PNIPAAm-chitosan microgels

• Authors: Borges JP, Echeverria C, Ferreira I, Novo CMM, Pereira L, Robalo A, Soares P
• Publication Year: 2015
• Journal: Materials and Design
• Link: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0264127515302392

The incorporation of magnetic nanoparticles into poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) (PNIPAAm) and chitosan microgels gives rise to hybrid systems that combine the microgels swelling capacity with the interesting features presented in magnetic nanoparticles. The presence of chitosan that act as surfactant for magnetic nanoparticles provides a simplistic approach which allows the encapsulation of magnetic nanoparticles without any previous […]
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