In the present work, PVDF - Fe3O4 nanoparticle (NP) nanocomposite films were produced using electrospinning method. We investigated effect of NP size on film's morphology (fiber size), mechanical properties, and physical properties (β-phase percentage). Surprisingly, while acts as an enhancer for it appeared to act inhibitor in terms its effects crystallization β-polymorph. This result seemed d...

background and aims: chromium is considered as one of the important environmental pollutants. there is high concentration of chromium in the wastewater of electroplating industries. magnetic iron nanoparticles are used to control and eliminate heavy metals from industrial effluents through the mechanisms of adsorption, ion exchange and electro-static forces. the aim of this study was to evaluat...

Of all the current detection techniques with nanometre resolution, only X-ray microscopy allows imaging of nanoparticles in suspension. Can it also be used to investigate structural dynamics? When studying the response to mechanical stimuli, the challenge lies in its application with a precision comparable with the spatial resolution. In the first shear experiments performed in an X-ray microsc...

The formation of nanoparticle-polymer composites that can be processed by injection molding from superparamagnetic magnetite (Fe3O4) nanoparticles (MNPs) and the polymerizable molecule styryl acetylacetonate (stacac) is described. The best composites were created by first synthesizing MNPs in the presence of a surfactant followed by replacement with an excess of stacac monomer in a surfactant e...

A family of silica-supported, magnetite nanoparticle catalysts was synthesised and investigated for continuous-flow acetic acid ketonisation as a model pyrolysis bio-oil upgrading reaction. The physico-chemical properties of Fe3O4/SiO2 catalysts were characterised by using high-resolution transmission electron microscopy, X-ray absorption spectroscopy, X-ray photo-electron spectroscopy, diffuse...

Interface chemistry can be implemented to modulate the aggregation and dispersion of nanoparticles in a colloidal solution. In this experimental study, we demonstrate the controlled aggregation of superparamagnetic magnetite nanoparticles in organic and aqueous solutions. With decrease in solution pH, individual nanoparticles (12-14 nm) reproducibly cluster to form ~52 nm monodisperse aggregate...

Humic substances (HS) are redox-active compounds that are ubiquitous in the environment and can serve as electron shuttles during microbial Fe(III) reduction thus reducing a variety of Fe(III) minerals. However, not much is known about redox reactions between HS and the mixed-valent mineral magnetite (Fe3O4) that can potentially lead to changes in Fe(II)/Fe(III) stoichiometry and even dissolve ...

Ž . Although dissimilatory iron reducing bacteria DIRB are capable of reducing a number of metals in oxides and soluble forms, the factors controlling the raterextent of magnetite reduction and the nature of the mineral products resulting from magnetite reduction are not well understood. This study was carried out to investigate mechanisms and biogeochemical processes occurring during magnetite...

Magnetic elastomers have been widely pursued for sensing and actuation applications. Silicone-based magnetic elastomers have a number of advantages over other materials such as hydrogels, but aggregation of magnetic nanoparticles within silicones is difficult to prevent. Aggregation inherently limits the minimum size of fabricated structures and leads to non-uniform response from structure to s...

The magnetic release of catalytically active enzymes from vesicular compartments within aggregated nanomaterials has been demonstrated. These nanomaterials, magnetic nanoparticle-vesicle aggregates (MNPVs), were formed by the self-assembly of biotinylated silica-coated Fe3O4 nanoparticles, biotinylated vesicles and tetrameric avidin. The unique features of nanoscale magnetite allow adhesion bet...