New ferrimagnetic biocomposite film based in collagen and yttrium iron garnet

• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Budapest University of Technology 2010-12-01
• Series: eXPRESS Polymer Letters
• Subjects: Polymer composites; Thermal properties; Magnetic properties; Biocomposite
• Online Access: http://www.expresspolymlett.com/letolt.php?file=EPL-0001732&mi=cd

In recent years a great interest in the study of the association of magnetic with biological material for bioapplications has been observed in the literature. This work analyses the development of new magnetic biocomposite films from a magnetic ferrite and a biopolymer. Magnetic and dielectric properties of Y3Fe5O12 (YIG)/collagen composite films were studied as a function of the YIG concentration. This biocomposite was also characterized by Infrared Spectroscopy (IR), Thermal Analysis (DSC and TG) and scanning electron microspcopic (SEM) methods. The magnetization and dielectric measurements were performed at room temperature. The results demonstrated that ferrimagnetic garnet (YIG) and collagen (Col) can be used to obtain a homogeneous composite. All the composite films showed a ferromagnetic behavior and they were characterized as a soft magnet material. These results show that Col-YIG biocomposites are biological films with magnetic properties that can be employed as a versatile performance materials, due to their flexible dielectric and magnetic features. They could be used as electronic devices in biological applications.