Abstract
Herein henequen fibers have been functionalized by coating with a mixture containing stearic acid and ferrofluid. The surface coating was done using a one step immersion method giving as a result fibers with a surface layer having a magnetic response. Scanning electron microscopy shows that henequen has a regular porous structure, which makes it compatible with ferrofluid and allows setting a layer of magnetic nanoparticles and stearic acid on the surface of the fiber. The X-ray and infrared analyses as well as the hysteresis loops are consistent with separated phases of ferrofluid and stearic acid. The main advantage of these magnetic fibers is that it can be easily manipulated with an applied magnetic field.
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