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Synthesis of Biocompatible Magnetic Iron Oxide (γ-Fe2O3 and Fe3O4) Nanoparticles by a Modified Polyol Process for Biomedical Applications

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 February 2011

Georgia Basina
Affiliation:
gbasina@ims.demokritos.gr
Ioannis Panagiotopoulos
Affiliation:
ipanagio@cc.uoi.gr, University of Ioannina, Materials Science & Engineering, Ioannina, Greece
Eamonn Devlin
Affiliation:
edevlin@ims.demokritos.gr, NCSR DEMOKRITOS, Materials Science, Athens, Greece
George Hadjipanayis
Affiliation:
hadji@udel.edu, University of Delaware, Department of Physics & Astronomy, Newark, Delaware, United States
Levent Colak
Affiliation:
leventcolak@gmail.com, University of Delaware, Department of Physics & Astronomy, Newark, Delaware, United States
Constantinos Hadjipanayis
Affiliation:
chadjip@emory.edu, Emory University school of Medicine, Department of Neurological Surgery, Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Hui Mao
Affiliation:
hmao@emory.edu, Emory University School of Medicine, Department of Radiology, Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Georgios Diamantopoulos
Affiliation:
gior15@ims.demokritos.gr, NCSR DEMOKRITOS, Materials Science, Athens, Greece
Michael Fardis
Affiliation:
mfardis@ims.demokritos.gr, NCSR DEMOKRITOS, Materials Science, Athens, Greece
Georgios Papavasileiou
Affiliation:
gpapav@ims.demokritos.gr, NCSR DEMOKRITOS, Materials Science, Athens, Greece
Dimitrios Niarchos
Affiliation:
dniarchos@ims.demokritos.gr, NCSR DEMOKRITOS, Materials Science, Athens, Greece
Vasilis Tzitzios
Affiliation:
tzitzios@ims.demokritos.gr, NCSR DEMOKRITOS, Materials Science, Athens, Greece
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Abstract

Highly crystalline superparamagnetic Fe3O4 nanoparticles coated by poly-vinylpyrrolidone (PVP) were prepared by simultaneous thermal decomposition of ferrous and ferric inorganic salts in polyethylene glycol (PEG) with molecular weight 200. The magnetic particles have a diameter in the range of 8-15 nm, and after exchange with citric acid diammonium salt, they transform into very stable super hydrophilic colloidal solutions. The presence of magnetite phase was confirmed using powder X-rays diffraction (XRD) and Mössbauer spectroscopy, while thermogravimetric analysis and FT-IR spectroscopy confirmed the presence of PVP or citrate anions on the nanoparticles surface. The magnetic properties revealed superparamagnetic behavior, with the composite material showing a saturation magnetization up to 57 emu/g. The Fe3O4 nanoparticles prepared by this modified polyol process are suitable for biomedical applications because of the biocompatibility of citrate anions. Magnetic hyperthermia experiments in neutral water solutions shows that the particles induce fast heating rates with specific absorption rate (SAR) values which reached 57.53 W/gFe, when the concentration of iron is 11.2 mgFe/ml.

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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2010

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