title: 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.
authors: Synthetic Biology and Smart Therapeutic Systems Laboratory, Andalusian Centre for Nanomedicine and Biotechnology, BIONAND, Severo Ochoa 35, 29590 Campanillas, Málaga, Spain. gdelacueva@bionand.es.
authors: Manuel
authors: M
authors: Cano
authors: Guillermo
authors: G
authors: de la Cueva-Méndez
mesh_terms: D000588:Amines / Q000737:chemistry*; D004852:Epoxy Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D005290:Ferric Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D053761:Nanocomposites / Q000737:chemistry*; D010316:Particle Size; D065856:Rubus / Q000737:chemistry; D012822:Silicon Dioxide / Q000737:chemistry*; D013499:Surface Properties
chemical_list: D000588:Amines; D004852:Epoxy Compounds; D005290:Ferric Compounds; C000499:ferric oxide; D012822:Silicon Dioxide