文摘
A facile method to synthesize core-shell iron oxide/polymer nanospheres has been developed. Oleic acid-modified iron oxide nanoparticles were first prepared by the coprecipitation method. The iron oxide nanoparticles were then assembled into colloidal magnetic nanoparticle clusters (MNCs) by a miniemulsion-based assembly approach. The size of the MNCs can be tuned from about 50?nm to about 93?nm by rationally designing the experimental conditions. Magnetic iron oxide/poly(methyl methacrylate-co-divinylbenzene) (P(MMA-co-DVB)) nanospheres with well-defined core-shell structure and uniform size were finally prepared by seeded emulsion polymerization with the MNCs as the seeds. By the same procedure, core-shell iron oxide/poly(styrene-co-divinylbenzene) (P(St-co-DVB)) nanospheres were also successfully fabricated, demonstrating the versatility of the preparation method. The prepared composite nanospheres have uniform size, high saturation magnetization, and easily functionalized surface, promising for further biomedical applications and liquid phase catalysis.