Hybrid self-assembled materials constituted by ferromagnetic nanoparticles and tannic acid: a theoretical and experimental investigation

Hybrid magnetite materials are interesting for both biomedical and catalytic applications due to their well-known biocompatibility, as well as their magnetic and electric properties. In this work we prepared Fe3O4 nanoparticles (NPs) coated with tannic acid (TA), a natural polyphenol, through two di...

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Autores: Santos, Anderson F. M., Macedo, Lucyano J. A., Chaves, Mariana H., Espinoza-Castañeda, Marisol, Merkoçi, Arben, Lima, Francisco das Chagas A., Cantanhêde, Welter
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2016
País:España
Institución:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repositorio:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
OAI Identifier:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/159612
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/159612
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Tannic acid
Hybrid materials
Magnetite
Supramolecular
DFT
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Sumario:Hybrid magnetite materials are interesting for both biomedical and catalytic applications due to their well-known biocompatibility, as well as their magnetic and electric properties. In this work we prepared Fe3O4 nanoparticles (NPs) coated with tannic acid (TA), a natural polyphenol, through two different synthetic routes, aiming to understand the influence of TA in the synthesis step and contribute to the development of water-dispersible magnetic materials. The coating process was verified by information obtained from transmission electron microscopy (TEM), zeta-potential and Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy. The incorporation of TA after Fe3O4 NPs production generated spherical NPs smaller than 10 nm, suggesting that TA plays a fundamental role in the nucleation and organization of Fe3O4 NPs. Data from both density functional theory (DFT) and FTIR allowed us to infer that Fe3O4 interacts mainly with the carbonyl groups of TA. Hybrid materials having improved water-dispersibility are very attractive for biomedical applications.