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Title: Magnetic nanoparticles for medical applications: Progress and challenges

Abstract

Magnetic nanoparticles present unique properties that make them suitable for applications in biomedical field such as magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), hyperthermia and drug delivery systems. Magnetic hyperthermia involves heating the cancer cells by using magnetic particles exposed to an alternating magnetic field. The cell temperature increases due to the thermal propagation of the heat induced by the nanoparticles into the affected region. In order to increase the effectiveness of the treatment hyperthermia can be combined with drug delivery techniques. As a spectroscopic technique MRI is used in medicine for the imaging of tissues especially the soft ones and diagnosing malignant or benign tumors. For this purpose Zn{sub x}Co{sub 1−x}Fe{sub 2}O{sub 4} ferrite nanoparticles with x between 0 and 1 have been prepared by co-precipitation method. The cristallite size was determined by X-ray diffraction, while the transmission electron microscopy illustrates the spherical shape of the nanoparticles. Magnetic characterizations of the nanoparticles were carried out at room temperature by using a vibrating sample magnetometer. The specific absorption rate (SAR) was measured by calorimetric method at different frequencies and it has been observed that this value depends on the chemical formula, the applied magnetic fields and the frequency. The study consists of evaluatingmore » the images, obtained from an MRI facility, when the nanoparticles are dispersed in agar phantoms compared with the enhanced ones when Omniscan was used as contrast agent. Layer-by-layer technique was used to achieve the necessary requirement of biocompatibility. The surface of the magnetic nanoparticles was modified by coating it with oppositely charged polyelectrolites, making it possible for the binding of a specific drug.« less

Authors:
; ; ;  [1];  [2]
  1. Faculty of Physics, Alexandru Ioan Cuza University, Bd. Carol I. Nr. 11, Iasi, 700506 (Romania)
  2. Physical Chemistry Department, Saarland University, 66123 Saarbrücken (Germany)
Publication Date:
OSTI Identifier:
22280636
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
AIP Conference Proceedings
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 1564; Journal Issue: 1; Conference: TIM 2012 physics conference, Timisoara (Romania), 27-30 Nov 2012; Other Information: (c) 2013 AIP Publishing LLC; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); Journal ID: ISSN 0094-243X
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
77 NANOSCIENCE AND NANOTECHNOLOGY; 60 APPLIED LIFE SCIENCES; AGAR; ANIMAL TISSUES; CALORIMETRY; COBALT COMPOUNDS; COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS; COPRECIPITATION; DRUGS; FERRITES; HYPERTHERMIA; MAGNETIC FIELDS; NANOSTRUCTURES; NEOPLASMS; NMR IMAGING; PARTICLES; PHANTOMS; TEMPERATURE RANGE 0273-0400 K; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; VIBRATING SAMPLE MAGNETOMETERS; X-RAY DIFFRACTION; ZINC COMPOUNDS

Citation Formats

Doaga, A., Cojocariu, A. M., Constantin, C. P., Caltun, O. F., and Hempelmann, R. Magnetic nanoparticles for medical applications: Progress and challenges. United States: N. p., 2013. Web. doi:10.1063/1.4832806.
Doaga, A., Cojocariu, A. M., Constantin, C. P., Caltun, O. F., & Hempelmann, R. Magnetic nanoparticles for medical applications: Progress and challenges. United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4832806
Doaga, A., Cojocariu, A. M., Constantin, C. P., Caltun, O. F., and Hempelmann, R. 2013. "Magnetic nanoparticles for medical applications: Progress and challenges". United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4832806.
@article{osti_22280636,
title = {Magnetic nanoparticles for medical applications: Progress and challenges},
author = {Doaga, A. and Cojocariu, A. M. and Constantin, C. P. and Caltun, O. F. and Hempelmann, R.},
abstractNote = {Magnetic nanoparticles present unique properties that make them suitable for applications in biomedical field such as magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), hyperthermia and drug delivery systems. Magnetic hyperthermia involves heating the cancer cells by using magnetic particles exposed to an alternating magnetic field. The cell temperature increases due to the thermal propagation of the heat induced by the nanoparticles into the affected region. In order to increase the effectiveness of the treatment hyperthermia can be combined with drug delivery techniques. As a spectroscopic technique MRI is used in medicine for the imaging of tissues especially the soft ones and diagnosing malignant or benign tumors. For this purpose Zn{sub x}Co{sub 1−x}Fe{sub 2}O{sub 4} ferrite nanoparticles with x between 0 and 1 have been prepared by co-precipitation method. The cristallite size was determined by X-ray diffraction, while the transmission electron microscopy illustrates the spherical shape of the nanoparticles. Magnetic characterizations of the nanoparticles were carried out at room temperature by using a vibrating sample magnetometer. The specific absorption rate (SAR) was measured by calorimetric method at different frequencies and it has been observed that this value depends on the chemical formula, the applied magnetic fields and the frequency. The study consists of evaluating the images, obtained from an MRI facility, when the nanoparticles are dispersed in agar phantoms compared with the enhanced ones when Omniscan was used as contrast agent. Layer-by-layer technique was used to achieve the necessary requirement of biocompatibility. The surface of the magnetic nanoparticles was modified by coating it with oppositely charged polyelectrolites, making it possible for the binding of a specific drug.},
doi = {10.1063/1.4832806},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/22280636}, journal = {AIP Conference Proceedings},
issn = {0094-243X},
number = 1,
volume = 1564,
place = {United States},
year = {Wed Nov 13 00:00:00 EST 2013},
month = {Wed Nov 13 00:00:00 EST 2013}
}