In vivo evaluation of thiol-functionalized superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles

Autor: Fabio Furlan Ferreira, Tatiane N. Britos, Giuliana Petri, Bruno Machado Bertassoli, Carlos E. de Castro, Fernando Luiz Affonso Fonseca, Paula S. Haddad
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: Materials Science and Engineering: C. 99:171-179
ISSN: 0928-4931
Popis: This article describes the synthesis, characterization and in vivo cytotoxic evaluation of thiol-functionalized superparamagnetic iron oxide magnetic nanoparticles (SPIONs). They have been employed as potential vehicles for a large number of biomedical applications, such as drug delivery. Fe3O4 nanoparticles were synthesized by coprecipitation of iron salts and coated with L-cysteine. The physicochemical, morphological, and magnetic properties of Cys-Fe3O4 nanoparticles were characterized by different experimental techniques. To evaluate their applicability in nanomedicine we evaluated their cytotoxicity using Balb/C mice. The results show that Cys-SPIONs are good candidates as nanocarriers in biomedical applications.
Databáze: OpenAIRE