The solvothermal synthesis of magnetic iron oxide nanocrystals and the preparation of hybrid poly(l-lactide)-polyethyleneimine magnetic particles

- Magnetic iron oxide nanocrystals are synthesized via a simple solvothermal approach.
- Use of cheap and non-toxic chemicals: iron(III) chloride, glucose and oleic acid.
- Synthesized nanocrystals show a low degree of polydispersity and sizes down to 5 nm.
- Produced hydrophobic nanocrystals are transformed to hydrophilic.
- Nanocrystals are immobilised to a poly(l-lactide)/polyethileneimine polymeric matrix.