Structural characterization of magnetoferritin

Physico-chemical characterization of biomacromolecule magnet of erritin in terms of morphology, structural and magnetic properties shows that iron oxides can be efficiently loaded into apoferritin molecules, preserving its native, bio-compatible structure. At the same time, such loading affects the morphology of the protein shell

Synthesis and Characterization of Magnetoferritin

The paper presents detailed experimental study of synthesis and characterization a bioinorganic magnetic molecule - magnetoferritin. Magnetoferritin with loading of iron ions per protein molecule in the range from 300 to 3000 was prepared. Size distribution analysis (transmission electron microscopy, dynamic light scattering) shows spherical nanoparticles with particle size distribution from 2 to 12 nm, and hydrodynamic diameter from 12 to 25 nm. The thermomagnetic curves measured after cooling the sample in zero field (zero-field cooling) and under the presence of the measurement field (field cooling) show superparamagnetic behavior with the blocking temperature $T_{b}$ from 22 to 60 K and the magnetization loops measured below $T_{b}$ (at 2 K) show the hysteresis with coercive field from 20 to 30 kA/m depending on the concentration of the magnetic nanoparticles

Lysozyme Amyloid Fibrils Doped by Carbon Nanotubes

Production of new composites for the creation of modern materials with desired properties is the key feature of nanotechnology. Despite the well known advantages of magnetic nanoparticles, the aim of the present study was to synthesize lysozyme amyloid fibrils from hen egg white and subsequently doped this solution with single walled carbon nanotubes and with the magnetite Fe₃O₄ labelled single walled carbon nanotubes. Transmission electron microscopy and polarization optical microscopy were used to obtain the structural and dimensional information about samples. Measurements of magnetic properties indicate the considerable increase of the saturation magnetization for solutions included the magnetite nanoparticles

Magnetic Relaxation and Memory Effect in Nickel-Chromium Cyanide Nanoparticles

The low temperature dynamics of a magnetic nanoparticle system $Ni_3[Cr(CN)_6]_2$ with an average nanoparticles size of 4 nm was studied. Using different temperature and field protocols memory phenomena were studied by the DC magnetization and magnetic relaxation measurements of the system at temperatures below $T_m$ = 19 K. Aging experiments show an absence of any waiting time dependence in the magnetization relaxation due to a field change after zero field and field cooling. This observation discriminates the dynamics of the system from the behaviour of a classical spin-glass

Magnetic Birefringence Study of the Magnetic Core Structure of Ferritin

Magnetically induced optical birefringence (Δ n) was measured for magnetoferritin and horse spleen ferritin aqueous suspensions. The Δ n for magnetoferritin was described in the frame of the Langevin formalism taking into account distribution of core diameter. The established average magnetic dipole moment and core diameter is equal to about 460 $μ_{B}$ and 3 nm, respectively. It was shown that magnetic birefringence and the Cotton-Mouton constant can be powerful parameters in identification of the magnetic core structure of ferritin, especially useful in biomedicine

Effect of Pressure on Magnetic Properties of TM3[Cr(CN)6]2⋅nH2OTM_3[Cr(CN)_6]_2 \cdot nH_2O Nanoparticles

Effect of pressure on magnetic properties of magnetic nanoparticles, based on Prussian blue analogues, were studied in pressures up to 1.2 GPa. The $Mn_3[Cr(CN)_6]_2 \cdot nH_2O$ and $Ni_3[Cr(CN)_6]_2 \cdot nH_2O$ nanoparticles were prepared by reverse micelle technique. Transmission electron microscopy images show nanoparticles with average diameter of about 3.5 nm embedded in an organic matrix. The characteristic X-ray peaks of nanoparticles are more diffused and broader. Systems of nanoparticles behave as systems of interacting magnetic particles. The Curie temperature $T_C$ is reduced from $T_C$ = 56 K for Ni-Prussian blue analogues to $T_C$ = 21 K for Ni-nanoparticles system and from $T_C$ = 65 K for Mn-Prussian blue analogues to $T_C$ = 38 K for Mn-nanoparticles system. One can explain this reduction of the Curie temperature and of the saturated magnetization $μ_s$ by dispersion of nanoparticles in an organic matrix i.e. by a dilution effect. Applied pressure leads to a remarkable increase in $T_C$ for system of Mn-nanoparticles (Δ$T_C$/Δp = +13 K/GPa) and to only slight decrease in $T_C$ for system of Ni-nanoparticles (Δ$T_C$/Δp = -3 K/GPa). The pressure effect follows behavior of the mother Prussian blue analogues under pressure. The increase in saturated magnetization, attributed to compression of the organic matrix, is very small

Effect of Pressure on Magnetic Properties of TM 3 [Cr(CN) 6 ] 2 · nH 2 O Nanoparticles

Effect of pressure on magnetic properties of magnetic nanoparticles, based on Prussian blue analogues, were studied in pressures up to 1.2 GPa. The Mn 3 [Cr(CN) 6 ] 2 · nH 2 O and Ni 3 [Cr(CN) 6 ] 2 · nH 2 O nanoparticles were prepared by reverse micelle technique. Transmission electron microscopy images show nanoparticles with average diameter of about 3.5 nm embedded in an organic matrix. The characteristic X-ray peaks of nanoparticles are more diffused and broader. Systems of nanoparticles behave as systems of interacting magnetic particles. The Curie temperature TC is reduced from T C = 56 K for Ni-Prussian blue analogues to T C = 21 K for Ni-nanoparticles system and from TC = 65 K for Mn-Prussian blue analogues to T C = 38 K for Mn-nanoparticles system. One can explain this reduction of the Curie temperature and of the saturated magnetization µs by dispersion of nanoparticles in an organic matrix i.e. by a dilution effect. Applied pressure leads to a remarkable increase in T C for system of Mn-nanoparticles (∆T C /∆p = +13 K/GPa) and to only slight decrease in T C for system of Ni-nanoparticles (∆T C /∆p = −3 K/GPa). The pressure effect follows behavior of the mother Prussian blue analogues under pressure. The increase in saturated magnetization, attributed to compression of the organic matrix, is very small

1H\text{}^1H NMR on (NixMn1−x)3[Cr(CN)6]2⋅nH2O(Ni_xMn_{1-x})_3[Cr(CN)_6]_2 \cdot nH_2O

We report on $\text{}^1H$ NMR of $(Ni_xMn_{1-x})3[Cr(CN)_6]_2 \cdot 15H_2O$ hexacyanochromates, where x changes from 0 to 1. The decay time constants of the free induction decay signals described by an effective spin-spin relaxation time $T_{2eff}$ obtained from M(t) = $M_0 \text{exp}(t//T_{2eff})$ decrease as the local magnetic moments increase produced by the magnetic transition metal ions at the sites of the resonant $\text{}^1H$ nuclei. The recovery of the magnetization in the spin-lattice relaxation time $(T_1)$ experiments was single-exponential