Molinar-Díaz, J. orcid.org/0000-0002-5551-8769, Woodliffe, J.L. orcid.org/0000-0003-1373-9528, Steer, E. et al. (3 more authors) (2023) Optimisation of the flame spheroidisation process for the rapid manufacture of Fe3O4-based porous and dense microspheres. Molecules, 28 (6). 2523. ISSN 1420-3049
Abstract
<jats:p>The rapid, single-stage, flame-spheroidisation process, as applied to varying Fe3O4:CaCO3 powder combinations, provides for the rapid production of a mixture of dense and porous ferromagnetic microspheres with homogeneous composition, high levels of interconnected porosity and microsphere size control. This study describes the production of dense (35–80 µm) and highly porous (125–180 µm) Ca2Fe2O5 ferromagnetic microspheres. Correlated backscattered electron imaging and mineral liberation analysis investigations provide insight into the microsphere formation mechanisms, as a function of Fe3O4/porogen mass ratios and gas flow settings. Optimised conditions for the processing of highly homogeneous Ca2Fe2O5 porous and dense microspheres are identified. Induction heating studies of the materials produced delivered a controlled temperature increase to 43.7 °C, indicating that these flame-spheroidised Ca2Fe2O5 ferromagnetic microspheres could be highly promising candidates for magnetic induced hyperthermia and other biomedical applications.</jats:p>
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2023 by the authors. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
Keywords: | magnetite; magnetic particles; porous microspheres; calcium ferrites; flame spheroidisation; ceramics; magnetic hyperthermia |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Engineering (Sheffield) > Department of Materials Science and Engineering (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 21 Apr 2023 15:05 |
Last Modified: | 21 Apr 2023 15:05 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | MDPI AG |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.3390/molecules28062523 |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:198359 |