Work Plan

Year / Stage

Activities

2011 Stage 1/

O1. Synthesis, structural and compositional characterization of multi-shell Fe@FePtL10@Pt nanoparticles;

A1.1 Chemical route synthesis of Fe@FePtL10@Pt nanoparticles;

A1.2 Structural characterization of samples by X-Ray Diffraction (XRD).

TEM and HRTEM images;

A1.2 Compositional characterization by using X-Rays Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS).

A1.3 Dissemination of results;

2012 Stage 2/

O2. Magnetic characterizations of Fe@FePtL10@Pt nanoparticles; adjustment of the coercive magnetic field based on synthesis  properties relationship;

A2.1 Magnetization measurements M=f(H) for various Fe@FePtL10@Pt at different temperatures

A2.2 Evaluation of the coercive field behavior for different compositions at different temperatures;

O3. Synthesis, structural and compositional characterization of core-shell and/or FePtL10@P3HT hybrid nanoparticles

A3.1 Synthesis of FePtL10@PPy and FePtL10@P3HT by chemical polymerization and spin coating respectively;

A3.2 XRD characterization of nano-crystalline cores; TEM and HRTEM images;

A3.3 Compositional determination by using XPS;

A3.4 Dissemination of results;

2013 Stage 3/

O4. Magnetic characterizations and saturation magnetization adjustment by use of a suitable polymer shell of FePtL10@PPy and FePtL10@P3HT;

A4.1 Saturation magnetizations obtained from hysteresis loops measurement for FePtL10@polym. samples;

A4.2 Magnetization behaviors of samples determined as functions of temperature;

O5. Synthesis, structural and compositional characterization of multi-shell FePtL10@SiO2 and/or FePtL10@TiO2 core-shell composite nanoparticles;

A5.1 Synthesis of FePtL10@SiO2 and/or FePtL10@TiO2 by chemical routes;

A5.2 XRD characterization of samples; TEM and HRTEM images;

A5.3  Dissemination of results;

2014 Stage 4/

O6. Magnetic characterization and dispersion adjustment of FePtL10@SiO2 and/or FePtL10@TiO2 nanoparticles;

A6.1 Compositional characterization of samples by using XPS technique;

A6.2 Magnetization as function of applied field and temperature for FePtL10@SiO2 and/or FePtL10@TiO2;

A6.2 Dispersion tests of FePtL10@SiO2 and / or FePtL10@TiO2 systems in various polymers and gels;

O7. Hyperthermia tests with various Fe@FePtL10@Pt nanoparticles, having different FePtL10 intermediate shells, dispersed in water based solutions and gels;

A7.1 Set up of a device system for hyperthermia tests;

A7.2 Dissemination of results;

2015 Stage 5/

A7.3 Evaluation of hyperthermia tests for different  Fe@FePtL10@Pt nanoparticles  systems in different solutions and gels;

A7.4 Dissemination of results;

O8. Functionalization of Fe@FePtL10@Pt, FePtL10@PPy (P3HT) and FePtL10@SiO2 (TiO2) nanoparticles in view of magnetically molecular separation and uptake tests from water based solutions.

 

A8.1 Functionalization of at least two types of iron/ platinum based core-shell nanoparticles;

2016 Stage 6/

O7. Hyperthermia tests with various Fe@FePtL10@Pt nanoparticles, having different FePtL10 intermediate shells, dispersed in water based solutions and gels;-continue

A7.5 Evaluation of hyperthermia tests for different  Fe@FePtL10@Pt nanoparticles  systems in different solutions and gels;-continue

O8. Functionalization of Fe@FePtL10@Pt, FePtL10@PPy (P3HT) and FePtL10@SiO2 (TiO2) nanoparticles in view of magnetically molecular separation and uptake tests from water based solutions.-continue

A8.2 Functionalization of at least two types of iron/ platinum based core-shell nanoparticles;-experimental procedure

A8.3 Test of functionalized nanoparticles as vectors in molecular separations; general evaluation of potential applications of various types of Fe/Pt based core-shell nanoparticles.

A8.4 Dissemination of results;