Rational design of stimuli‐responsive magnetic polymer hybrid (nano)materials

Combining organic and inorganic materials is a fascinating strategy to produce hybrid that combine the advantages of both polymeric materials. Among various types organic–inorganic hybrids, stimuli-responsive magnetic polymer hybrids (RMPHs) are particularly promising for wide variety applications. While properties generally provided by presence nanoparticles, such as iron oxide compound brings stimuli-responsiveness, e.g. responsiveness pH, temperature, redox reaction or irradiation. Furthermore, chemical structure architecture diverse easily tunable, stimuli-RMPHs have found applications in domains, including catalysis, biotechnology, (bio)imaging cancer therapy. Given importance hybrids' shape morphology targeted application, this review presents possible synthetic strategies rationally design morphologies ranging from nanometric core–shell structures nanogels, microgels membranes. © 2023 The Authors. Polymer International published John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf Society Industrial Chemistry.