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Baabu PRS, Kumar HK, Gumpu MB, Babu K J, Kulandaisamy AJ, Rayappan JBB. Iron Oxide Nanoparticles: A Review on the Province of Its Compounds, Properties and Biological Applications. MATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2022; 16:ma16010059. [PMID: 36614400 PMCID: PMC9820855 DOI: 10.3390/ma16010059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2022] [Revised: 12/13/2022] [Accepted: 12/15/2022] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
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Materials science and technology, with the advent of nanotechnology, has brought about innumerable nanomaterials and multi-functional materials, with intriguing yet profound properties, into the scientific realm. Even a minor functionalization of a nanomaterial brings about vast changes in its properties that could be potentially utilized in various applications, particularly for biological applications, as one of the primary needs at present is for point-of-care devices that can provide swifter, accurate, reliable, and reproducible results for the detection of various physiological conditions, or as elements that could increase the resolution of current bio-imaging procedures. In this regard, iron oxide nanoparticles, a major class of metal oxide nanoparticles, have been sweepingly synthesized, characterized, and studied for their essential properties; there are 14 polymorphs that have been reported so far in the literature. With such a background, this review's primary focus is the discussion of the different synthesis methods along with their structural, optical, magnetic, rheological and phase transformation properties. Subsequently, the review has been extrapolated to summarize the effective use of these nanoparticles as contrast agents in bio-imaging, therapeutic agents making use of its immune-toxicity and subsequent usage in hyperthermia for the treatment of cancer, electron transfer agents in copious electrochemical based enzymatic or non-enzymatic biosensors and bactericidal coatings over biomaterials to reduce the biofilm formation significantly.
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- Priyannth Ramasami Sundhar Baabu
- School of Chemical and Biotechnology, SASTRA Deemed University, Thanjavur 613 401, Tamil Nadu, India
- School of Advanced Materials Science and Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU), Suwon 16419, Republic of Korea
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- School of Chemical and Biotechnology, SASTRA Deemed University, Thanjavur 613 401, Tamil Nadu, India
- Acrophase, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai 600 036, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Department of Physics, National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli 620 015, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Centre for Nanotechnology & Advanced Biomaterials (CeNTAB), SASTRA Deemed University, Thanjavur 613 401, Tamil Nadu, India
- School of Electrical & Electronics Engineering, SASTRA Deemed University, Thanjavur 613 401, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Centre for Nanotechnology & Advanced Biomaterials (CeNTAB), SASTRA Deemed University, Thanjavur 613 401, Tamil Nadu, India
- School of Electrical & Electronics Engineering, SASTRA Deemed University, Thanjavur 613 401, Tamil Nadu, India
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Ansari L, Jaafari MR, Bastami TR, Malaekeh-Nikouei B. Improved anticancer efficacy of epirubicin by magnetic mesoporous silica nanoparticles: in vitro and in vivo studies. ARTIFICIAL CELLS NANOMEDICINE AND BIOTECHNOLOGY 2018; 46:594-606. [PMID: 29688064 DOI: 10.1080/21691401.2018.1464461] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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The development of magnetic nanoparticles as delivery carriers to magnetically accumulate anticancer drug in cancer tissue has attracted immense interest. In the present study, magnetic mesoporous silica nanoparticles (MMSNs) with magnetite core and silica shell were synthesized. The obtained MMSNs were characterized by DLS, XRD, FT-IR, TEM and VSM in order to investigate the nanoparticle characteristics. With the focus on in vivo validation of such magnetic drug delivery systems, we selected epirubicin (EPI) as the drug. The anticancer properties of EPI-loaded MMSNs were evaluated in a C-26 colon carcinoma model. Alongside monitoring of drug in the tissues with animal imaging system, the tissue distribution was also determined quantitavely. The average size of MMSNs determined with TEM images was about 18.68 ± 2.31 nm. The cellular uptake test indicated that geometric mean fluorescence intensity (MFI) of cells treated with MMSN + EPI in presence of external magnetic field was increasing 27% compared with free EPI. In addition, treatment with drug-loaded MMSNs with the aid of external magnetic gradient had significantly higher inhibition efficacy towards tumor growth than the free EPI treated mice. The targeted drug delivery through external magnet-attraction using EPI-loaded MMSNs resulted in high tumor cell uptake, which leads to elimination of cancer cells effectively.
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- Legha Ansari
- a Nanotechnology Research Center , Institute of Pharmaceutical Technology, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences , Mashhad , Iran
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- b Biotechnology Research Center , Institute of Pharmaceutical Technology, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences , Mashhad , Iran
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- c Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering , Quchan University of Advanced Technology , Quchan , Iran
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- a Nanotechnology Research Center , Institute of Pharmaceutical Technology, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences , Mashhad , Iran
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Galera AC, San Miguel V, Baselga J. Magneto-Mechanical Surfaces Design. CHEM REC 2018; 18:1010-1019. [DOI: 10.1002/tcr.201700073] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2017] [Accepted: 02/05/2018] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Andrés C. Galera
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering and Chemical Engineering; Universidad Carlos III de Madrid Av. Universidad, 30; 28911, Leganés Madrid Spain
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering and Chemical Engineering; Universidad Carlos III de Madrid Av. Universidad, 30; 28911, Leganés Madrid Spain
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering and Chemical Engineering; Universidad Carlos III de Madrid Av. Universidad, 30; 28911, Leganés Madrid Spain
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Biosynthesis of Multicomponent Nanoparticles with Extract of Mortiño (Vaccinium floribundum Kunth) Berry: Application on Heavy Metals Removal from Water and Immobilization in Soils. JOURNAL OF NANOTECHNOLOGY 2018. [DOI: 10.1155/2018/9504807] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Through preparation of multicomponent nanoparticles (MCNPs) using ferric chloride (FeCl3), sodium sulfate (Na2SO4), and the extract of mortiño fruit (Vaccinium floribundum Kunth), we dramatically improved the removal/immobilization of heavy metals from water and in soils. As-prepared nanoparticles were spherical measuring approximately 12 nm in diameter and contained iron oxides and iron sulfides in the crystal structure. Removal of copper and zinc from water using MCNPs showed high efficiencies (>99%) at pH above 6 and a ratio of 0.5 mL of the extract:10 mL 0.5 M FeCl3·6H2O : 10 mL 0.035 M Na2SO4. The physisorption process followed by chemisorption was regarded as the removal mechanism of Cu and Zn from water. While, when MCNPs were used to treat soils contaminated with heavy metals, more than 95% of immobilization was accomplished for all metals. Nevertheless, the distribution of the metallic elements changed in the soil fractions after treatment. Results indicate that immobilization of metals after the injection of nanoparticles into soils was effective. Metals did not leach out when soils were drained with rain, drinking, and deionized water but fairly leached out under acidic water drainage.
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Mishra D, Petracic O, Devishvili A, Theis-Bröhl K, Toperverg BP, Zabel H. Polarized neutron reflectivity from monolayers of self-assembled magnetic nanoparticles. JOURNAL OF PHYSICS. CONDENSED MATTER : AN INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS JOURNAL 2015; 27:136001. [PMID: 25765283 DOI: 10.1088/0953-8984/27/13/136001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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We prepared monolayers of iron oxide nanoparticles via self-assembly on a bare silicon wafer and on a vanadium film sputter deposited onto a plane sapphire substrate. The magnetic configuration of nanoparticles in such a dense assembly was investigated by polarized neutron reflectivity. A theoretical model fit shows that the magnetic moments of nanoparticles form quasi domain-like configurations at remanence. This is attributed to the dipolar coupling amongst the nanoparticles.
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- D Mishra
- Institute for Experimental Condensed Matter Physics, Ruhr-University Bochum, D-44780 Bochum, Germany
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Yang J, Khazen K, Pileni MP. How nanocrystallinity and order define the magnetic properties of ε-Co supracrystals. JOURNAL OF PHYSICS. CONDENSED MATTER : AN INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS JOURNAL 2014; 26:295303. [PMID: 24961406 DOI: 10.1088/0953-8984/26/29/295303] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Single domain cubic ε-Co nanocrystals are synthesized via a high-temperature thermal decomposition of cobalt carbonyl in the presence of oleic acid and trioctylphosphane oxide (TOPO). The ε-Co nanocrystals are characterized by a low size distribution (σ < 7%) and the average diameter is tuned from 7 nm to 9 nm by tailoring the molar ratio of the surfactants oleic acid and TOPO. Moreover, we have demonstrated the self-assembly of ε-Co nanocrystals in highly ordered three-dimensional (3D) face-centered cubic (fcc) structures called supracrystals. The layer-by-layer organization of these building blocks is achieved through solvent evaporation. Simultaneously, we produce. with the same ε-Co nanocrystals, disordered (amorphous) films. We demonstrate the presence of large interparticle magnetic interactions in the supracrystals by comparing their magnetic properties with the diluted samples. Then, by a detailed comparison of their collective magnetic properties with partially disordered films, the significant differences due to the change in anisotropy and distribution of dipolar interaction energies in the two systems are presented. This is attributed to the orientational and spatial ordering of single domain ε-Co nanocrystals markedly changing between ordered and disordered assemblies. The thermal evolution of the magnetization in ZFC/FC procedure presents three characteristic temperatures representing the blocking, the irreversibility and the maximum of Zeeman coupling temperatures. They are all affected by the presence of the order in supracrystals and they present different evolution trends as a function of nanoparticles size. While the variations of reduced remanent magnetizations in both condensed series are in good agreement with the previous theoretical calculations, the coercive fields present opposite evolutions.
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- Jianhui Yang
- Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Univ Paris 06, UMR 8233, MONARIS, F-75005, Paris, France
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Mishra D, Greving D, Badini Confalonieri GA, Perlich J, Toperverg BP, Zabel H, Petracic O. Growth modes of nanoparticle superlattice thin films. NANOTECHNOLOGY 2014; 25:205602. [PMID: 24785547 DOI: 10.1088/0957-4484/25/20/205602] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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We report on the fabrication and characterization of iron oxide nanoparticle thin film superlattices. The formation into different film morphologies is controlled by tuning the particle plus solvent-to-substrate interaction. It turns out that the wetting vs dewetting properties of the solvent before the self-assembly process during solvent evaporation plays a major role in determining the resulting film morphology. In addition to layerwise growth three-dimensional mesocrystalline growth is also evidenced. The understanding of the mechanisms ruling nanoparticle self-assembly represents an important step towards the fabrication of novel materials with tailored optical, magnetic or electrical transport properties.
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- D Mishra
- Institute for Experimental Condensed Matter Physics, Ruhr-University Bochum, 44780 Bochum, Germany
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Mishra D, Benitez MJ, Petracic O, Badini Confalonieri GA, Szary P, Brüssing F, Theis-Bröhl K, Devishvili A, Vorobiev A, Konovalov O, Paulus M, Sternemann C, Toperverg BP, Zabel H. Self-assembled iron oxide nanoparticle multilayer: x-ray and polarized neutron reflectivity. NANOTECHNOLOGY 2012; 23:055707. [PMID: 22236964 DOI: 10.1088/0957-4484/23/5/055707] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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We have investigated the structure and magnetism of self-assembled, 20 nm diameter iron oxide nanoparticles covered by an oleic acid shell for scrutinizing their structural and magnetic correlations. The nanoparticles were spin-coated on an Si substrate as a single monolayer and as a stack of 5 ML forming a multilayer. X-ray scattering (reflectivity and grazing incidence small-angle scattering) confirms high in-plane hexagonal correlation and a good layering property of the nanoparticles. Using polarized neutron reflectivity we have also determined the long range magnetic correlations parallel and perpendicular to the layers in addition to the structural ones. In a field of 5 kOe we determine a magnetization value of about 80% of the saturation value. At remanence the global magnetization is close to zero. However, polarized neutron reflectivity reveals the existence of regions in which magnetic moments of nanoparticles are well aligned, while losing order over longer distances. These findings confirm that in the nanoparticle assembly the magnetic dipole-dipole interaction is rather strong, dominating the collective magnetic properties at room temperature.
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- D Mishra
- Institute for Experimental Condensed Matter Physics, Ruhr-University Bochum, D-44780 Bochum, Germany.
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Badini Confalonieri GA, Vega V, Ebbing A, Mishra D, Szary P, Prida VM, Petracic O, Zabel H. Template-assisted self-assembly of individual and clusters of magnetic nanoparticles. NANOTECHNOLOGY 2011; 22:285608. [PMID: 21654034 DOI: 10.1088/0957-4484/22/28/285608] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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The deliberate control over the spatial arrangement of nanostructures is the desired goal for many applications such as, for example, in data storage, plasmonics or sensor arrays. Here we present a novel method to assist the self-assembly process of magnetic nanoparticles. The method makes use of nanostructured aluminum templates obtained after anodization of aluminum discs and the subsequent growth and removal of the newly formed alumina layer, resulting in a regular honeycomb-type array of hexagonally shaped valleys. The iron oxide nanoparticles, 20 nm in diameter, are spin-coated onto the surface of honeycomb nanostructured Al templates. Depending on the size, each hexagon site can host up to 30 nanoparticles. These nanoparticles form clusters of different arrangements within the valleys, such as collars, chains and hexagonally closed islands. Ultimately, it is possible to isolate individual nanoparticles. The strengths of the magnetic interaction between particles in a cluster are probed using the memory effect known from the coupled state in superspin glass systems.
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- G A Badini Confalonieri
- Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Institut für Experimentalphysik/Festkörperphysik, Bochum 44780, Germany.
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