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Scheme 1. Strategies for the preparation of well-defined and conductive polymer-Fe3O4 nanocomposites.
![Scheme 1. Strategies for the preparation of well-defined and conductive polymer-Fe3O4 nanocomposites.](/cms/asset/48c2589a-d499-4fb6-9716-e25bde5a6912/ianb_a_1575839_sch0001_c.jpg)
Scheme 3. Metal catalyzed controlled radical polymerization of styrene onto Fe3O4 nanoparticle and functionalization of grafted polymer.
![Scheme 3. Metal catalyzed controlled radical polymerization of styrene onto Fe3O4 nanoparticle and functionalization of grafted polymer.](/cms/asset/8027b530-09cd-4744-af67-b365dc7d85b9/ianb_a_1575839_sch0003_c.jpg)
Scheme 4. Synthesis of conductive copolymer nanocomposite by in situ chemical oxidating polymerization.
![Scheme 4. Synthesis of conductive copolymer nanocomposite by in situ chemical oxidating polymerization.](/cms/asset/95c0dc3b-c938-406d-ac16-23a3783f64ba/ianb_a_1575839_sch0004_c.jpg)
Table 1. Energy-dispersive X-ray (EDX) analysis of Fe3O4-Br-MPA macroinitiator.
Figure 8. Thermogravimetric analysis of (a) Fe3O4 nanoparticles, (b) Fe3O4/PSt, (c) Fe3O4/PSt-g-PANi nanocomposite.
![Figure 8. Thermogravimetric analysis of (a) Fe3O4 nanoparticles, (b) Fe3O4/PSt, (c) Fe3O4/PSt-g-PANi nanocomposite.](/cms/asset/21728f5e-565e-4860-b240-43f02321fa43/ianb_a_1575839_f0008_c.jpg)
Figure 9. Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) images of (a) Fe3O4 nanoparticles (b) Fe3O4/PSt-g-PANi nanocomposite.
![Figure 9. Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) images of (a) Fe3O4 nanoparticles (b) Fe3O4/PSt-g-PANi nanocomposite.](/cms/asset/79fe95c5-91b1-4416-85e8-76f3293a29f3/ianb_a_1575839_f0009_c.jpg)
Table 2. Characteristics of the conductive nanocomposite.