Ferritin-based Hybrid Nanofibers with Magnetic Properties

	Nanotech 2007 Vol. 2 Technical Proceedings of the 2007 NSTI Nanotechnology Conference and Trade Show, Volume 2 Chapter 2: Polymer Nanotechnology
	Ferritin-based Hybrid Nanofibers with Magnetic Properties
Authors:	M.K. Shin, Y. Cho and S.J. Kim
Affilation:	Hanyang University, KR
Pages:	153 - 155
Keywords:	ferritin, nanofiber, electrospinning, magnetic property
Abstract:	There has been intense interest in polymeric nanocomposites using nanoparticles, nanowires, and nanotubes, because nanocomposites possess improved physical properties versus the unmodified polymer. In particular, a mixture of polymers and nanoparticles can form flexible nanocomposites that exhibit advantageous electrical, optical, or mechanical properties. In this work, for the first time, we suggest that polymeric nanofibers containing ferritin, which are known as multifunctional biomolecular nanoparticles, can have superparamagnetic properties at room temperature due to the ferritin incorporated in their polymeric matrix. In previous work, we have elucidated that ferritin can play a significant role as a nanomaterial to reinforce a PVA matrix due to chemical bonds formed between a ferritin shell and the PVA. Therefore, PVA/ferritin hybrid nanofibers can be used as multifunctional nanofibers for polymeric artificial muscles because of their superparamagnetic properties.
ISBN:	1-4200-6183-6
Pages:	838
Hardcopy:	$139.95

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