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Preparation of magnetic polyurethane rigid foam nanocomposites

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Super paramagnetic Fe3O4@SiO2 nanoparticle was incorporated into polyurethane rigid foams in order to prepare new corresponded magnetic nanocomposite foams via one-shot method. The core–shell-structured nanoparticles were prepared by sol–gel method and characterized by transmission electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction, as well as Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy techniques. Magnetic nanoparticles were used up to 3 % in the foam formulations and the samples prepared successfully. Thermal, mechanical, and magnetic properties of nanocomposites were studied and the results showed superior properties in comparison with pristine foams.

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The authors thank Imam Khomeini International University for the financial supporting of Dr. Alavi Nikje with grant number of 751575-1390.

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    Mir Mohammad Alavi Nikje

  2. Department of Nanotechnology, Engineering Research Institute, Tehran, Iran

    Mohammad Amin Farahmand Nejad, Keyvan Shabani & Moslem Haghshenas

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Alavi Nikje, M.M., Farahmand Nejad, M.A., Shabani, K. et al. Preparation of magnetic polyurethane rigid foam nanocomposites. Colloid Polym Sci 291, 903–909 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00396-012-2808-6

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