1 Laboratoire de Chimie Moléculaire et Organisation du Solide, UMR 5637, Université Montpellier II, Place E. Bataillon, 34095 Montpellier cedex 5, France. guari@univ-montp2.fr
Magnetic water-soluble cyano-bridged metallic coordination polymer nanoparticles of controlled size were prepared by using water-soluble chitosan beads.