Prayas Singh, Samta Manori, Surbhi Sachdev, Ashwani Kumar, K. Raina, R. Shukla
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ABSTRACT A new rapid microwave-assisted approach has been employed to prepare the γ-Fe3O4 magnetic nanoparticles (γ-Fe3O4 MNPs). The formation of spherical γ-Fe3O4 MNPs with an average size of 45 nm and bandgap of 2.3 eV is confirmed by FESEM and UV–Visible spectroscopy. γ-Fe3O4 is doped (0.01 wt% and 0.02 wt%) in the lyotropic liquid crystalline (LLC) lamellar phases of Pluronic F127/N,N dimethylformamide (DMF) to prepare the LLC nanocolloids. Polarizing optical microscopy measurement reveals that γ-Fe3O4 doping does not affect the lamellar LLC structures except 0.02 wt% at 10:90 wt%:wt% system where lamellar to nematic LLC phase transition is observed. Pure LLC phases and nanocolloids are studied for steady and dynamic rheological behavior. LLC phases and LLC nanocolloids possess shear thinning and solid viscoelastic behavior. A complex moduli study of LLCs and LLC nanocolloids is done which indicates the highly elastic strength-based lamellar and nematic phases. Shear-thinning and highly viscoelastic nature of LLCs and LLC nanocolloids have future applications in lubrication, cleaning, cosmetics, and pharmaceutical.
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Providing a common forum for all soft matter scientists, Soft Materials covers theory, simulation, and experimental research in this rapidly expanding and interdisciplinary field. As soft materials are often at the heart of modern technologies, soft matter science has implications and applications in many areas ranging from biology to engineering.
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