1. Adjusting the Néel relaxation time of Fe3O4/ZnxCo1-xFe2O4 core/shell nanoparticles for optimal heat generation in magnetic hyperthermia
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Myriam H. Aguirre, Gerardo F. Goya, Alberto Ghirri, Horacio Esteban Troiani, Fernando Fabris, Marcelo Vasquez Mansilla, Emilio De Biasi, Javier Hernán Lohr, Elin L. Winkler, Enio Lima, Davide Peddis, Luis M. Rodríguez, Daniele Rinaldi, Dino Fiorani, Roberto D. Zysler, and Adriele Aparecida de Almeida
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Materials science ,Neel relaxation time ,Analytical chemistry ,Shell (structure) ,Nanoparticle ,Bioengineering ,core/shell nanoparticles ,magnetic fluid hyperthermia ,02 engineering and technology ,010402 general chemistry ,01 natural sciences ,shell nanoparticles ,Viscosity ,General Materials Science ,el relaxation time ,Electrical and Electronic Engineering ,Mechanical Engineering ,core ,Né ,General Chemistry ,021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology ,0104 chemical sciences ,Magnetic anisotropy ,Magnetic hyperthermia ,Mechanics of Materials ,Heat generation ,Particle ,Atomic ratio ,0210 nano-technology - Abstract
In this work it is shown a precise way to optimize the heat generation in high viscosity magnetic colloids, by adjusting the Neel relaxation time in core/shell bimagnetic nanoparticles, for Magnetic Fluid Hyperthermia applications. To pursue this goal, Fe3O4/ZnxCo1-xFe2O4 core/shell nanoparticles were synthesized with 8.5 nm mean core diameter, encapsulated in a shell of ~1.1 nm of thickness, where the Zn atomic ratio (Zn/(Zn+Co) at%) changes from 33 at% to 68 at%. The magnetic measurements are consistent with a rigid interface coupling between the core and shell phases, where the effective magnetic anisotropy systematically decreases when the Zn concentration increases, without a significant change of the saturation magnetization. Experiments of magnetic fluid hyperthermia of 0.1 wt% of these particles dispersed in water, DMEM (Dulbecco modified Eagles minimal essential medium) and a high viscosity butter oil, result in a large specific loss power (SLP), up to 150 W/g, when the experiments are performed at 571 kHz and 200 Oe. The SLP was optimized adjusting the shell composition, showing a maximum for intermediate Zn concentration. This study shows a way to maximize the heat generation in viscous media like cytosol, for those biomedical applications that requiere smaller particle sizes .
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- 2020
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