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Journal of Nanotechnology
Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 728326, 8 pages
doi:10.1155/2012/728326
Research Article

Ultrafine Magnetite Nanopowder: Synthesis, Characterization, and Preliminary Use as Filler of Polymethylmethacrylate Nanocomposites

Pietro Russo,1 Domenico Acierno,2 Mariano Palomba,3 Gianfranco Carotenuto,3 Roberto Rosa,4 Antonino Rizzuti,5 and Cristina Leonelli4

1Institute of Chemistry and Technology of Polymers, National Research Council of Italy, Via Campi Flegrei, 34-80072 Pozzuoli, Italy
2Departments of Materials and Production Engineering, University of Naples Federico II, Piazzale Tecchio, 80-80125 Naples, Italy
3Institute for Composite and Biomedical Materials, National Research Council of Italy, Piazzale Tecchio, 80-80125 Naples, Italy
4Department of Materials and Environmental Engineering, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Strada Vignolese, 905-41125 Modena, Italy
5Department of Water Engineering and Chemistry, Polytechnic of Bari, Via Orabona, 4-70125 Bari, Italy

Received 5 April 2012; Revised 28 June 2012; Accepted 10 July 2012

Academic Editor: Menka Jain

Copyright © 2012 Pietro Russo et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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