Fabrication and manipulation of magnetic composite particles with specific shape and size

Abstract

The fabrication of microscale polyethylene glycol diacrylate(PEGDA) hydrogel particles was demonstrated via magnetic property ultraviolet(UV) lithography techniques, polydimethylsiloxane(PDMS) soft stamp preparation techniques and micro-nano imprint technology in this paper. The results of compositional and morphological characterizations of magnetic microparticles show that the Fe₃O₄ nanoparticles with an average diameter of 100 nm are uniformly dispersed in hydrogel. Owing to the excellent magnetism of Fe₃O₄ nanoparticles, the fabricated hydrogel microparticles with different sizes and shapes were manipulated in water via applying an external magnetic fields. Three types of motions, translation, rotation and flip, were demonstrated with the manipulator. These microscale magnetic PEGDA hydrogel particles have a great application potential in manufacturing process, micro/nanomotors, and machines.

Keywords

Magnetic nanoparticle / Hydrogel particle / Micro-nano imprint / Magnetic motor

References

[1] Xia H., Zhang L., Chen Q. D., Guo L., Fang H. H., Li X. B., Song J. F., Huang X. R., Sun H. B. J. Phys. Chem. C, 2009, 113: 18542.

[2] Morgan T. T., Muddana H. S., Altinoglu E. I., Rouse S. M., Tabaković A., Tabouillot T., Russin T. J., Shanmugavelandy S. S., Butler P. J., Eklund P. C., Yun J. K., Kester M., Adair J. H. Nano Lett., 2008, 8(12): 4108.

[3] Kester M., Heakal Y., Fox T., Sharma A., Robertson G. P., Morgan T. T., Altinog˘lu E. I., Tabakovic´ A., Parette M. R., Rouse S. M., Ruiz-Velasco V., Adair J. H. Nano Lett., 2008, 8(12): 4116.

[4] Wang D. S., He J. B., Rosenzweig N., Rosenzweig Z. Nano Lett., 2004, 4(3): 409.

[5] Yang N., Zhu S. M., Zhang D., Xu S. Mater. Lett., 2008, 62: 645.

[6] Zhang L., Dong W. F., Tang Z. Y., Song J. F., Xia H., Sun H. B. Opt. Lett., 2010, 35: 3297.

[7] Gao Q., Zhang J. L., Hong G. Y., Ni J. Z. Chem. J. Chinese Universities, 2011, 32(3): 552.

[8] Yue P., Xue W. D., Fan Z., Bing X. Chem. Soc. Rev., 2012, 41: 2912.

[9] Zhang L., He R., Gu H. C. Appl. Surf. Sci., 2006, 253: 2611.

[10] Lia S., Yu-Ho W., Mallikarjunarao G., Silvana A. Sensors, 2009, 9: 2976.

[11] Cheng C., Xin Y., Yin X. Chem. Res. Chinese Universities, 2014, 30(5): 743.

[12] Thammawong C., Sreearunothai P., Petchsuk A., Tangboriboonrat P., Pimpha N., Opaprakasit P. J. Nanopart. Res., 2012, 14: 1046.

[13] Ding G. B., Liu H. Y., Wang Y., Lv Y. Y., Wu Y., Guo Y., Xu L. Chem. Res. Chinese Universities, 2013, 29(1): 103.

[14] Netto C. G. C. M., Toma H. E., Andrade L. H. J. Mol. Catal. B: Enzym., 2013, 85.

[15] Hergta R., Hiergeista R., Hilgerb I., Kaiserb W. A., Lapatnikovc Y., Margelc S., Richterd U. J. Magn. Magn. Mater., 2004, 270: 345.

[16] Johannsen M., Jordan A., Scholz R., Koch M., Lein M., Deger S., Roigas J., Jung K., Loening S. J. Endourol., 2004, 18: 495.

[17] Amoli-Diva M., Pourghazi K., Hajjaran S. Mater. Sci. Eng. C, 2016, 60: 30.

[18] Tan F., Zhuang Z. X., Yang H. H. Chem. J. Chinese Universities, 2007, 28(8): 1483.

[19] Li W. Z., Li J., Tan Z. M. Chem. J. Chinese Universities, 2009, 30(12): 2331.

[20] Rajput S., Pittman C. U. Jr., Mohan D. J. Colloid Interface Sci., 2016, 468: 334.

[21] Gao R. X., Cui X. H., Hao Y., Zhang L. L., Liu D. H., Tang Y. H. Food Chemistry, 2016, 194: 1040.

[22] Sugioka K., Cheng Y. Light Sci. Appl., 2014, 3: e149.

[23] Wang J., Xia H., Xu B. B., Niu L. G., Wu D., Chen Q. D., Sun H. B. Opt. Lett., 2009, 34: 581.

[24] Xia H., Wang J., Tian Y., Chen Q. D., Du X. B., Zhang Y. L., He Y., Sun H. B. Adv. Mater., 2010, 22: 3204.

[25] Zhang Y. L., Chen Q. D., Xia H., Sun H. B. Nano Today, 2010, 5: 435.

[26] Schumann M., Bückmann T., Gruhler N., Wegener M., Pernice W. Light Sci., Appl., 2014, 3.

[27] Tian Y., Zhang Y. L., Ku J. F., He Y., Xu B. B., Chen Q. D., Xia H., Sun H. B. Lab Chip, 2010, 10: 2902.

[28] Kim S., Qin F., Kim S., Ghanbari A., Moon C., Zhang L., Nelson B. J., Choi H. Adv. Mater., 2013, 25: 5863.

[29] Tottori S., Zhang L., Qiu F., Krawczyk K. K., Franco-Obregón A., Nelson B. J. Adv. Mater., 2012, 24: 811.

[30] Wang W. K., Sun Z. B., Zheng M. L., Dong X. Z., Zhao Z. S., Duan X. M. J. Phys. Chem. C, 2011, 115: 11275.

[31] Sun Y. L., Dong W. F., Niu L. G., Jiang T., Liu D. X., Zhang L., Wang Y. S., Chen Q. D., Kim D. P., Sun H. B. Light Sci. Appl., 2014, 3: e129.