Abstract
In situ synthesis of magnetite particles has been carried out in a preorganized polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) gel by varying the total number of iron ions in an environment of a fixed number of hydroxyl functional groups of PVA. A systematic change in the morphology and patterning of the magnetite particles on the polymer surface revealed the effect of the total number of cations on the conformation of the supramolecular matrix, responsible for dictating the morphological features of the magnetite particles.
