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Synthesis of magnetic nanoparticles and its applications in drug delivery systems

Wright Bolden N., Rangari V., Jeelani S., Tuskegee University, US

Summary An improved method of drug delivery is much needed in areas such as cancer therapy in which more drugs needs to be delivered to a specific site and non-specific toxicities should be minimal. Drug [...]

Ligand-dependent changes in the SPR of magnetic nanoparticles

Radu L., Caruntu D., White M., Wiley J., Hanson P., University of New Orleans, US

Currently, there is an increasing interest in using magnetite nanoparticles in biological and medical applications. The interest is driven by a combination of their biocompatibility, chemical stability and magnetic properties. Magnetite nanoparticles with diameter 10 [...]

Internalization of Nanoparticles in the Middle Ear Epithelium in Response to an External Magnetic Field: Generating a Force

Dormer K., Seeney C., Mamedov A., Mondalek F., University of Oklahoma, Coll. of Med., US

In this study we report the first generation of force by long-term intracellular magnetic nanoparticles (MNP) using a guinea pig middle ear model. Synthesis of magnetite nanoparticles was done using a modified precipitation technique. We [...]