Magneto-responsive nanocomposites: preparation and integration of magnetic nanoparticles into films, capsules, and gels

Francesca Ridi; Massimo Bonini; Piero Baglioni

doi:10.1016/j.cis.2013.09.006

Magneto-responsive nanocomposites: preparation and integration of magnetic nanoparticles into films, capsules, and gels

Adv Colloid Interface Sci. 2014 May:207:3-13. doi: 10.1016/j.cis.2013.09.006. Epub 2013 Oct 3.

Authors

Francesca Ridi¹, Massimo Bonini¹, Piero Baglioni²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Chemistry "Ugo Schiff" and CSGI, University of Florence, via della Lastruccia 3-Sesto Fiorentino, I-50019 Florence, Italy.
² Department of Chemistry "Ugo Schiff" and CSGI, University of Florence, via della Lastruccia 3-Sesto Fiorentino, I-50019 Florence, Italy. Electronic address: piero.baglioni@unifi.it.

PMID: 24139510
DOI: 10.1016/j.cis.2013.09.006

Abstract

This review reports on the latest developments in the field of magnetic nanocomposites, with a special focus on the potentials introduced by the incorporation of magnetic nanoparticles into polymer and supramolecular matrices. The general notions and the state of the art of nanocomposite materials are summarized and the results reported in the literature over the last decade on magnetically responsive films, capsules and gels are reviewed. The most promising concepts that have inspired the design of magneto-responsive nanocomposites are illustrated through remarkable examples where the integration of magnetic nanoparticles into organic architectures has successfully taken to the development of responsive multifunctional materials.

Keywords: Capsule; Film; Gel; Magnetic nanoparticle; Nanocomposite.