Author(s)

Huey-Wen Liou¹, Hong-Ming Lin¹, Yeu-Kuang Hwu², Wen-Chang Chen³, Wei-Jen Liou¹, Li-Chung Lai⁴, Wei-Syuan Lin¹, Wen-An Chiou⁴

¹Department of Materials Engineering, Tatung University, DeHui St., Taipei City.
²Institute of Physics, Academia Sinica, Academia Rd., Nankang, Taipei City.
³Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, National Yunlin University of Science and Technology, University Road, Section, Douliou, Yunlin.
⁴NISP Lab, Jeong H. Kim Engineering Building, NanoCenter, University of Maryland, College Park, U.S.A..

Externally applied magnetic fields have been used in this study to fabricate bamboo-like iron nanowires with or without a layer of Poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA). The hybrid PMMA/Fe nanowires were synthesized via hard X-ray synchrotron radiation polymerization with various treatment parameters. The results of XRD show that an oxide layer formed on the surface of the iron nanowires. The Fe2O3 and Fe3O4 phases coexist in the iron nanowires without X-ray irradiation. After X-ray irradiation, the Fe2O3 phase transformed into Fe3O4, which stabilized the iron nanowires. The results of XAS proved this phase transformation. TGA analysis confirmed the thermal properties and solid contents in these specimens. Their ferromagnetic behaviors were examined by magnetic hysteresis measurement, which indicated that the magnetic and structural properties of the nanowires can be manipulated by irradiation treatment. This may lead to a novel synthesis for iron nanowires that can be used in high thermal efficiency hyperthermia therapy.

Iron Nanowires, Poly(methyl methacrylate), Hybrid, X-Ray Irradiation, XAS, Magnetic Materials

H. Liou, H. Lin, Y. Hwu, W. Chen, W. Liou, L. Lai, W. Lin and W. Chiou, "Synthesis and Characterization of Novel Hybrid Poly(methyl methacrylate)/Iron Nanowires for Potential Hyperthemia Therapy," Journal of Biomaterials and Nanobiotechnology, Vol. 1 No. 1, 2010, pp. 50-60. doi: 10.4236/jbnb.2010.11007.