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2. Dipolar-coupled moment correlations in clusters of magnetic nanoparticles
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Bender, Philipp, Wetterskog, Erik, Honecker, Dirk, Fock, Jeppe, Frandsen, Cathrine, Moerland, Christian, Bogart, Lara K., Posth, Oliver, Szczerba, Wojciech, Gavilán, Helena, Costo, Rocio, Fernández-Díaz, Maria Teresa, González-Alonso, David, Barquín, Luis Fernández, and Johansson, Christer
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Condensed Matter - Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics - Abstract
Here, we investigate the nature of the moment coupling between 10-nm DMSA-coated magnetic nanoparticles, in both colloidal dispersion and in powder form. The individual iron oxide cores were composed of > 95% maghemite and agglomerated to clusters. At room temperature the ensemble behaved as a superparamagnet according to M\"ossbauer and magnetization measurements, however, with clear signs of dipolar interactions at low temperatures. Analysis of temperature-dependent AC susceptibility data in the superparamagnetic regime indicates a tendency for dipolar coupled anticorrelations of the core moments within the clusters. To resolve the directional correlations between the particle moments we performed polarized small-angle neutron scattering and determined the magnetic spin-flip cross-section of the powder in low magnetic field at 300 K. We extract the underlying pair distance distribution function of the magnetization vector field by an indirect Fourier transform of the cross-section, and which suggests positive as well as negative correlations between nearest neighbor moments, with anticorrelations clearly dominating for next-nearest moments. These tendencies are confirmed by Monte Carlo simulations of such core-clusters., Comment: 11 pages, 6 figures
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- 2018
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3. Anisotropic magnetic nanoparticles for biomedicine: bridging frequency separated AC-field controlled domains of actuation
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Serantes, David, Chantrell, Roy, Gavilán, Helena, Morales, María del Puerto, Chubykalo-Fesenko, Oksana, Baldomir, Daniel, and Satoh, Akira
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Condensed Matter - Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics ,Condensed Matter - Materials Science - Abstract
Magnetic nanoparticles constitute potential nanomedicine tools based on the possibility to obtain different responses triggered by safe remote stimulus. However, such richness can be detrimental if the different performances are not accurately differentiated (and controlled). An example of this is the reorientation of magnetic nanoparticles under the influence of AC fields, which can be exploited for either magneto-mechanical actuation (MMA) at low frequencies (tens of Hz); or heat release at large ones (MHz range). While it is clear that Brownian rotation is responsible for MMA, its heating role in the high-frequency regime is not clear. In this work we aim to shed light on this issue, which needs to be well understood for applications in magnetic fluid hyperthermia (MFH) or heat triggered drug release. Using a Brownian dynamics (BD) simulation technique, we have theoretically investigated the contribution of Brownian reversal in disk-shape particles (to enhance the viscous interaction with the environment) over a wide range of frequencies. Our results predict essentially negligible hysteresis losses both in the high- and low-frequency domains, with completely different implications: highly efficient MMA, but negligible MFH performance. Importantly, complementary micromagnetic simulations indicate that the large magnetic torque assumption of the BD simulations is supported by hexagonal-shape disks, up to field amplitudes of the order of 100 Oe. Larger fields would lead to N\'eel reversal which, noteworthy, predicts significant heating performance. The possibility of switching between the MMA and MFH response by changing the amplitude of the AC field, together with their distinct optimal conditions (large magnetic torque for MMF; large heating for MFH), points to such hexagonal nanodisks as promising nanomedicine agents with double mechanical and heating functionalities., Comment: 26 pages, 6 figures
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- 2017
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4. A deep learning approach using synthetic images for segmenting and estimating 3D orientation of nanoparticles in EM images
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Cid-Mejías, Antón, Alonso-Calvo, Raúl, Gavilán, Helena, Crespo, José, and Maojo, Víctor
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- 2021
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5. Time-course assessment of the aggregation and metabolization of magnetic nanoparticles
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Rojas, José M., Gavilán, Helena, del Dedo, Vanesa, Lorente-Sorolla, Eduardo, Sanz-Ortega, Laura, da Silva, Gustavo B., Costo, Rocío, Perez-Yagüe, Sonia, Talelli, Marina, Marciello, Marzia, Morales, M. Puerto, Barber, Domingo F., and Gutiérrez, Lucía
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- 2017
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6. How shape and internal structure affect the magnetic properties of anisometric magnetite nanoparticles
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Gavilán, Helena, Posth, Oliver, Bogart, Lara K., Steinhoff, Uwe, Gutiérrez, Lucía, and Morales, M. Puerto
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- 2017
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7. Controlling the Size and Shape of Uniform Magnetic Iron Oxide Nanoparticles for Biomedical Applications
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Gavilán, Helena, primary, Brollo, Maria Eugênia Fortes, additional, Gutiérrez, Lucía, additional, Veintemillas-Verdaguer, Sabino, additional, and Morales, María del Puerto, additional
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- 2018
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8. Clickable Polymer Ligand-Functionalized Iron Oxide Nanocubes: A Promising Nanoplatform for ‘Local Hot Spots’ Magnetically Triggered Drug Release
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Mai, Binh T., primary, Conteh, John S., additional, Gavilán, Helena, additional, Di Girolamo, Alessandro, additional, and Pellegrino, Teresa, additional
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- 2022
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9. Fe3O4@Au@Cu2−xS Heterostructures Designed for Tri‐Modal Therapy: Photo‐ Magnetic Hyperthermia and 64Cu Radio‐Insertion
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Fiorito, Sergio, primary, Soni, Nisarg, additional, Silvestri, Niccolo', additional, Brescia, Rosaria, additional, Gavilán, Helena, additional, Conteh, John S., additional, Mai, Binh T., additional, and Pellegrino, Teresa, additional
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- 2022
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10. Elucidating the Innate Immunological Effects of Mild Magnetic Hyperthermia on U87 Human Glioblastoma Cells: An In Vitro Study
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Persano, Stefano, primary, Vicini, Francesco, additional, Poggi, Alessandro, additional, Fernandez, Jordi Leonardo Castrillo, additional, Rizzo, Giusy Maria Rita, additional, Gavilán, Helena, additional, Silvestri, Niccolo, additional, and Pellegrino, Teresa, additional
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- 2021
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11. Revealing a masked Verwey transition in nanoparticles of coexisting Fe-oxide phases
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González-Alonso, David, González, Jesús, Gavilán, Helena, Fock, Jeppe, Zeng, Lunjie, Witte, Kerstin, Bender, Philipp, Barquín, Luis Fernández, Johansson, Christer, González-Alonso, David, González, Jesús, Gavilán, Helena, Fock, Jeppe, Zeng, Lunjie, Witte, Kerstin, Bender, Philipp, Barquín, Luis Fernández, and Johansson, Christer
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The attractive electronic and magnetic properties together with their biocompatibility make iron-oxide nanoparticles appear as functional materials. In Fe-oxide nanoparticle (IONP) ensembles, it is crucial to enhance their performance thanks to controlled size, shape, and stoichiometry ensembles. In light of this, we conduct a comprehensive investigation in an ensemble of ca. 28 nm cuboid-shaped IONPs in which all the analyses concur with the coexistence of magnetite/maghemite phases in their cores. Here, we are disclosing the Verwey transition by temperature dependent (4–210 K) Raman spectroscopy., This work was supported by EU FP7 604448 (NanoMag) andMAT2017-83631-C3-R. Dr Norbert Schell is acknowledged forthe time at the HEMS beamline, and J. F. thanks MUDP (MST141-01415).
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- 2021
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12. A deep learning approach using synthetic images for segmenting and estimating 3D orientation of nanoparticles in EM images
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Cid Mejías, Antón, Alonso Calvo, Raúl, Gavilán, Helena, Crespo del Arco, Jose, Maojo Garcia, Victor Manuel, Cid Mejías, Antón, Alonso Calvo, Raúl, Gavilán, Helena, Crespo del Arco, Jose, and Maojo Garcia, Victor Manuel
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Background and objective: Nanoparticles present properties that can be applied to a wide range of fields such as biomedicine, electronics or optics. The type of properties depends on several characteristics, being some of them related with the particle structure. A proper characterization of nanoparticles is crucial since it could affect their applications. To characterize a particle shape and size, the nanotechnologists employ Electron Microscopy (EM) to obtain images of nanoparticles and perform measures over them. This task could be tedious, repetitive and slow, we present a Deep Learning method based on Convolutional Neural Networks (CNNs) to detect, segment, infer orientations and reconstruct microscope images of nanoparticles. Since machine learning algorithms depend on annotated data and there is a lack of annotated datasets of nanoparticles, our work makes use of artificial datasets of images resembling real nanoparticles photographs. Methods: Our work is divided into three tasks. Firstly, a method to create annotated datasets of artificial images resembling Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM). Secondly, two models of convolutional neural networks are trained using the artificial datasets previously generated, the first one is in charge of the detection and segmentation of the nanoparticles while the second one will infer the nanoparticle orientation. Finally, the 3D reconstruction module will recreate in a 3D scene the set of detected particles. Results: We have tested our method with five different shapes of basic nanoparticles: spheres, cubes, ellipsoids, hexagonal discs and octahedrons. An analysis of the reconstructions was conducted by manually comparing each of them with the real images. The results obtained have been promising, the particles are segmented and reconstructed accordingly to their shapes and orientations. Conclusions: We have developed a method for nanoparticle detection and segmentation in microscope images. Moreover, we can also infer a
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13. Identifying the presence of magnetite in an ensemble of iron-oxide nanoparticles: a comparative neutron diffraction study between bulk and nanoscale
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European Commission, Agencia Estatal de Investigación (España), Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades (España), Institut Laue-Langevin, González-Alonso, D., Espeso, J. I., Gavilán, Helena, Zeng, L. J., Fernández-Díaz, M. T., Subías, G., Pedro, I. de, Rodríguez Fernández, J., Bender, P., Fernández Barquín, L., Johansson, Christer, European Commission, Agencia Estatal de Investigación (España), Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades (España), Institut Laue-Langevin, González-Alonso, D., Espeso, J. I., Gavilán, Helena, Zeng, L. J., Fernández-Díaz, M. T., Subías, G., Pedro, I. de, Rodríguez Fernández, J., Bender, P., Fernández Barquín, L., and Johansson, Christer
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Scientific interest in iron-oxides and in particular magnetite has been renewed due to the broad scope of their fascinating properties, which are finding applications in electronics and biomedicine. Specifically, iron oxide nanoparticles (IONPs) are gathering attraction in biomedicine. Their cores are usually constituted by a mixture of maghemite and magnetite phases. In view of this, to fine-tune the properties of an ensemble of IONPs towards their applications, it is essential to enhance mass fabrication processes towards the production of monodisperse IONPs with controlled size, shape, and stoichiometry. We exploit the vacancy sensitivity of the Verwey transition to detect the presence of magnetite. Here we provide direct evidence for the Verwey transition in an ensemble of IONPs through neutron diffraction. This transition is observed as a variation in the Fe magnetic moment at octahedral sites and, in turn, gives rise to a change of the net magnetic moment. Finally, we show this variation as the microscopic ingredient driving the characteristic kink that hallmarks the Verwey transition in thermal variation of magnetization.
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14. How size, shape and assembly of magnetic nanoparticles give rise to different hyperthermia scenarios
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Stavros Niarchos Foundation, European Commission, Ministerio de Economía, Industria y Competitividad (España), Agencia Estatal de Investigación (España), Comunidad de Madrid, Gavilán, Helena, Simeonidis, Konstantinos, Myrovali, Eirini, Mazarío, Eva, Chubykalo-Fesenko, Oksana, Chantrell, Roy W., Balcells, Lluis, Angelakeris, Mavroidis, Puerto Morales, María del, Serantes, David, Stavros Niarchos Foundation, European Commission, Ministerio de Economía, Industria y Competitividad (España), Agencia Estatal de Investigación (España), Comunidad de Madrid, Gavilán, Helena, Simeonidis, Konstantinos, Myrovali, Eirini, Mazarío, Eva, Chubykalo-Fesenko, Oksana, Chantrell, Roy W., Balcells, Lluis, Angelakeris, Mavroidis, Puerto Morales, María del, and Serantes, David
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The use of magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs) to locally increase the temperature at the nanoscale under the remote application of alternating magnetic fields (magnetic particle hyperthermia, MHT) has become an important subject of nanomedicine multidisciplinary research, focusing among other topics on the optimization of the heating performance of MNPs and their assemblies under the effect of the magnetic field. We report experimental data of heat released by MNPs using a wide range of anisometric shapes and their assemblies in different media. We outline a basic theoretical investigation, which assists the interpretation of the experimental data, including the effect of the size, shape and assembly of MNPs on the MNPs’ hysteresis loops and the maximum heat delivered. We report heat release data of anisometric MNPs, including nanodisks, spindles (elongated nanoparticles) and nanocubes, analysing, for a given shape, the size dependence. We study the MNPs either acting as individuals or assembled through a magnetic-field-assisted method. Thus, the physical geometrical arrangement of these anisometric particles, the magnetization switching and the heat release (by means of the determination of the specific adsorption rate, SAR values) under the application of AC fields have been analysed and compared in aqueous suspensions and after immobilization in agar matrix mimicking the tumour environment. The different nano-systems were analysed when dispersed at random or in assembled configurations. We report a systematic fall in the SAR for all anisometric MNPs randomly embedded in a viscous environment. However, certain anisometric shapes will have a less marked, an almost total preservation or even an increase in SAR when embedded in a viscous environment with certain orientation, in contrast to the measurements in water solution. Discrepancies between theoretical and experimental values reflect the complexity of the systems due to the interplay of different factors such as siz
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15. Fe3O4@Au@Cu2−xS Heterostructures Designed for Tri‐Modal Therapy: Photo‐ Magnetic Hyperthermia and 64Cu Radio‐Insertion.
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Fiorito, Sergio, Soni, Nisarg, Silvestri, Niccolo', Brescia, Rosaria, Gavilán, Helena, Conteh, John S., Mai, Binh T., and Pellegrino, Teresa
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16. Revealing a masked Verwey transition in nanoparticles of coexisting Fe-oxide phases
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González-Alonso, David, primary, González, Jesús, additional, Gavilán, Helena, additional, Fock, Jeppe, additional, Zeng, Lunjie, additional, Witte, Kerstin, additional, Bender, Philipp, additional, Barquín, Luis Fernández, additional, and Johansson, Christer, additional
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17. Magnetic nanoparticles and clusters for magnetic hyperthermia: optimizing their heat performance and developing combinatorial therapies to tackle cancer
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Gavilán, Helena, primary, Avugadda, Sahitya Kumar, additional, Fernández-Cabada, Tamara, additional, Soni, Nisarg, additional, Cassani, Marco, additional, Mai, Binh T., additional, Chantrell, Roy, additional, and Pellegrino, Teresa, additional
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18. Di- and tri-component spinel ferrite nanocubes: synthesis and their comparative characterization for theranostic applications
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Silvestri, Niccolò, primary, Gavilán, Helena, additional, Guardia, Pablo, additional, Brescia, Rosaria, additional, Fernandes, Soraia, additional, Samia, Anna Cristina S., additional, Teran, Francisco J., additional, and Pellegrino, Teresa, additional
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19. Understanding the influence of a bifunctional polyethylene glycol derivative in protein corona formation around iron oxide nanoparticles
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Ministerio de Economía, Industria y Competitividad (España), European Commission, Agencia Estatal de Investigación (España), Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades (España), Ruiz, Amalia, Alpízar, Adán, Beola, Lilianne, Rubio, Carmen, Gavilán, Helena, Marciello, Marzia, Rodríguez-Ramiro, Ildefonso, Ciordia, Sergio, Morris, Christopher J., Morales, M. P., Ministerio de Economía, Industria y Competitividad (España), European Commission, Agencia Estatal de Investigación (España), Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades (España), Ruiz, Amalia, Alpízar, Adán, Beola, Lilianne, Rubio, Carmen, Gavilán, Helena, Marciello, Marzia, Rodríguez-Ramiro, Ildefonso, Ciordia, Sergio, Morris, Christopher J., and Morales, M. P.
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Superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles are one of the most prominent agents used in theranostic applications, with MRI imaging the main application assessed. The biomolecular interface formed on the surface of a nanoparticle in a biological medium determines its behaviour in vitro and in vivo. In this study, we have compared the formation of the protein corona on highly monodisperse iron oxide nanoparticles with two different coatings, dimercaptosuccinic acid (DMSA), and after conjugation, with a bifunctional polyethylene glycol (PEG)-derived molecule (2000 Da) in the presence of Wistar rat plasma. The protein fingerprints around the nanoparticles were analysed in an extensive proteomic study. The results presented in this work indicate that the composition of the protein corona is very difficult to predict. Proteins from different functional categories—cell components, lipoproteins, complement, coagulation, immunoglobulins, enzymes and transport proteins—were identified in all samples with very small variability. Although both types of nanoparticles have similar amounts of bonded proteins, very slight differences in the composition of the corona might explain the variation observed in the uptake and biotransformation of these nanoparticles in Caco-2 and RAW 264.7 cells. Cytotoxicity was also studied using a standard 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyl tetrazolium bromide assay. Controlling nanoparticles’ reactivity to the biological environment by deciding on its surface functionalization may suggest new routes in the control of the biodistribution, biodegradation and clearance of multifunctional nanomedicines
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- 2019
20. Aggregation study of magnetite nanoflowers for biomedical applications
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Beola, Lilianne, Idiago López, Francisco Javier, Gavilán, Helena, Asín, Laura, Grazú, Valeria, Morales, M. P., and Gutiérrez, Lucía
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Trabajo presentado a la 3rd International Conference of Polyol Mediated Synthesis (IC-PMS), celebrada en el Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Madrid (CSIC) del 25 al 27 de junio de 2018.
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- 2018
21. Anisotropic magnetic nanoparticles for biomedicine: bridging frequency separated AC-field controlled domains of actuation
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Serantes, David, Chantrell, Roy, Gavilán, Helena, Morales, María Del Puerto, Chubykalo-Fesenko, Oksana, Baldomir, Daniel, Satoh, Akira, and Universidade de Santiago de Compostela. Departamento de Física Aplicada
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Condensed Matter - Materials Science ,Condensed Matter - Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics ,Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics (cond-mat.mes-hall) ,Materials Science (cond-mat.mtrl-sci) ,FOS: Physical sciences - Abstract
Magnetic nanoparticles constitute potential nanomedicine tools based on the possibility to obtain different responses triggered by safe remote stimulus. However, such richness can be detrimental if the different performances are not accurately differentiated (and controlled). An example of this is the reorientation of magnetic nanoparticles under the influence of AC fields, which can be exploited for either magneto-mechanical actuation (MMA) at low frequencies (tens of Hz); or heat release at large ones (MHz range). While it is clear that Brownian rotation is responsible for MMA, its heating role in the high-frequency regime is not clear. In this work we aim to shed light on this issue, which needs to be well understood for applications in magnetic fluid hyperthermia (MFH) or heat triggered drug release. Using a Brownian dynamics (BD) simulation technique, we have theoretically investigated the contribution of Brownian reversal in disk-shape particles (to enhance the viscous interaction with the environment) over a wide range of frequencies. Our results predict essentially negligible hysteresis losses both in the high- and low-frequency domains, with completely different implications: highly efficient MMA, but negligible MFH performance. Importantly, complementary micromagnetic simulations indicate that the large magnetic torque assumption of the BD simulations is supported by hexagonal-shape disks, up to field amplitudes of the order of 100 Oe. Larger fields would lead to N\'eel reversal which, noteworthy, predicts significant heating performance. The possibility of switching between the MMA and MFH response by changing the amplitude of the AC field, together with their distinct optimal conditions (large magnetic torque for MMF; large heating for MFH), points to such hexagonal nanodisks as promising nanomedicine agents with double mechanical and heating functionalities., Comment: 26 pages, 6 figures
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22. Understanding the Influence of a Bifunctional Polyethylene Glycol Derivative in Protein Corona Formation around Iron Oxide Nanoparticles
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Ruiz, Amalia, primary, Alpízar, Adán, additional, Beola, Lilianne, additional, Rubio, Carmen, additional, Gavilán, Helena, additional, Marciello, Marzia, additional, Rodríguez-Ramiro, Ildefonso, additional, Ciordia, Sergio, additional, Morris, Christopher J., additional, and Morales, María del Puerto, additional
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- 2019
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23. Elongated magnetic nanoparticles with high-aspect ratio: a nuclear relaxation and specific absorption rate investigation
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Avolio, Matteo, primary, Gavilán, Helena, additional, Mazario, Eva, additional, Brero, Francesca, additional, Arosio, Paolo, additional, Lascialfari, Alessandro, additional, and Puerto Morales, M., additional
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- 2019
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24. Design strategies for shape-controlled magnetic iron oxide nanoparticles
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Roca, Alejandro G., primary, Gutiérrez, Lucía, additional, Gavilán, Helena, additional, Fortes Brollo, Maria Eugênia, additional, Veintemillas-Verdaguer, Sabino, additional, and Morales, María del Puerto, additional
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25. Anisotropic magnetic nanoparticles for biomedicine: bridging frequency separated AC-field controlled domains of actuation
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Universidade de Santiago de Compostela. Departamento de Física Aplicada, Serantes Abalo, David, Chantrell, Roy W., Gavilán, Helena, Puerto Morales, María del, Chubykalo-Fesenko, Oksana, Baldomir Fernández, Daniel, Satoh, Akira, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela. Departamento de Física Aplicada, Serantes Abalo, David, Chantrell, Roy W., Gavilán, Helena, Puerto Morales, María del, Chubykalo-Fesenko, Oksana, Baldomir Fernández, Daniel, and Satoh, Akira
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Magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs) constitute promising nanomedicine tools based on the possibility of obtaining different actuations (for example, heating or mechanical response) triggered by safe remote stimuli. Particularly, the possibility of performing different tasks using the same entity constitutes a main research target towards optimizing the treatment. But such a goal represents, in general, a very difficult step because the requisites for achieving efficient responses for separate actuations are often disparate – if not completely incompatible. An example of this is the response of MNPs to external AC fields, which could in principle be exploited for either magneto-mechanical actuation (MMA) at low frequencies (tens of Hz); or heat release at high frequency (0.1–1 MHz range) for magnetic fluid hyperthermia (MFH). The problem is that efficient MMA involves large torque, the required material parameters for which are detrimental to high heating, thus hindering the possibility of effective alternation between both responses. To overcome such apparent incompatibility, we propose a simple approach based on the use of anisotropic MNPs. The key idea is that the AC-frequency change must be concurrent with a field-amplitude variation able to promote – or impede – the reversal over the shape-determined anisotropy energy barrier. This way it is possible to switch the particle response between an efficient (magnetically dissipationless) rotation regime at low-f, for MMA, and a “frozen” (non-rotatable) high-energy-dissipation regime at high-f, for MFH. Furthermore, we show that such an alternation can also be achieved within the same high-f MFH regime. We use combined Brownian dynamics and micromagnetic simulations, based on real experimental samples, to show how such a field threshold can be tuned to working conditions with hexagonal-disk shape anisotropy
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26. Degradation study of magnetite nanoflowers for hyperthermia treatments
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Idiago López, Francisco Javier, Beola, Lilianne, Gavilán, Helena, Fratila, Raluca M., Fuente, Jesús M. de la, Morales, M. P., Gutiérrez, Lucía, Idiago López, Francisco Javier, Beola, Lilianne, Gavilán, Helena, Fratila, Raluca M., Fuente, Jesús M. de la, Morales, M. P., and Gutiérrez, Lucía
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- 2018
27. Polyol process to produce multicore magnetic iron oxide nanoparticles
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Gavilán, Helena, Gutiérrez, L., and Morales, M. P.
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Oral presentation given at the 4th International Conference on Nanoscience, Nanotechnology and Nanobiotechnology , held in Paris (France) on December 10-14th, 2017., Magnetic nanoparticles present a great potential for the development of biomedical applications, ranging from the already in use contrast agents for Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) to the drug delivery carriers or heating tools for improved cancer treatment through magnetic hyperthermia. Several synthesis methods to obtain magnetic nanoparticles suitable for biomedical applications are extendedly used, such as iron salts coprecipitation in water or the decomposition of organometallic compounds in organic media. A not so frequently used synthesis approach, based on a polyol process, is gaining interest in the past years given its potential to produce well-controlled hydrophilic multicore structures in one step. The assembly of crystallites to more complex structures can give rise to interesting collective magnetic properties considerably different from their equivalent single-core nanoparticles or bulk materials. Through the versatile polyol mediated synthesis, we have assembled magnetite nanocrystals into complex secondary structures [1]. In the present work, single-core and multi-core nanoparticles, namely nanoflowers and hollow spheres have been synthesized (Figure 1). We demonstrate that the precipitator concentration plays a crucial role in the structure adopted (single-core, nanoflowers or hollow spheres). In addition, while the particle size in the nanoflowers is maintained unchanged, by modification of the recrystallization time, nanoflowers with different core size have been produced. All samples regardless of their structures show ferrimagnetic behaviour at low temperature but samples with crystal sizes bellow 20 nm display superparamagnetic behaviour at room temperature. The magnetic properties of the nanostructures reflect not only the core size, that justifies the nearly bulk saturation magnetisation values, but also the collective behaviour in the case of the flower-like particles leading to a susceptibility enhancement.
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28. Standardization methods for the synthesis of single-core and multi-core magnetic nanoparticles for medical applications
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Gavilán, Helena, Costo, Rocío, Heinke, D., Sugunan, A., Sommertune, J., Fornara, A., Gehrke, N., Grüttner, C., Westphal, F., Veintemillas-Verdaguer, S., Johansson, and Morales, M. P.
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Oral presentation given at the International Magnetics Conference (INTERMAG Europe 2017), held in Dublin (Ireland) on April 24-28th, 2017., The number of biomedical applications using colloidal magnetic iron oxide nanoparticles has been increasing exponentially over the past few years [1]. Several approaches exist to obtain single-core and multi-core particles but the production of particles with good control of the number of magnetic cores per particle, and the degree of polydispersity of both, particle and core sizes is still a difficult task [2-5]. In addition, the magnetic properties of the nanoparticles may change significantly depending on their aggregation degree (and further agglomeration), which depends to a large extent on the synthesis method [6]. The complexity of the problem of understanding the different magnetic properties of single-core and multi-core nanoparticles underlies the importance of reliable synthesis methods able to reproduce nanoparticle size, shape and structural homogeneity. Here, we present different synthesis strategies in organic, polyol and aqueous media for colloidal single-core and multi-core iron oxide nanoparticles for biomedical applications (Fig. 1). We explore the factors determining the monodispersity in terms of size and shape and the core assembly, and discuss their implication on the resulting structural, colloidal and magnetic properties. We will show that reliable and reproducible analysis methods are also needed to characterize the different magnetic particle systems [7]. For example, in order to compare size parameters precisely determined from different methods and models, it is crucial to establish standardized analysis methods and models to extract reliable parameters from the data, which are necessary both for defining magnetic nanoparticle systems and for quality control during the synthesis of magnetic nanoparticles. Many parameters of the synthesis procedure may have a strong effect on the particles obtained, including temperature, reaction time, reagent concentrations, and stirring conditions. This is one of the reasons why scaling-up of some of these synthesis routes is extremely complicated. Indeed, one of the difficulties that particle synthesis faces is batch-to batch reproducibility. Other important difficulty is the fundamental and pressing need to develop more sustainable protocols, using less toxic reagents in a more efficacious manner.
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29. Anisotropic magnetic nanoparticles for biomedicine: bridging frequency separated AC-field controlled domains of actuation
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Serantes, David, primary, Chantrell, Roy, additional, Gavilán, Helena, additional, Morales, María del Puerto, additional, Chubykalo-Fesenko, Oksana, additional, Baldomir, Daniel, additional, and Satoh, Akira, additional
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30. Formation Mechanism of Maghemite Nanoflowers Synthesized by a Polyol-Mediated Process
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Gavilán, Helena, Sánchez, Elena H., Brollo, María E. F., Asín, Laura, Moerner, Kimmie Katrine, Frandsen, Cathrine, Lázaro, Francisco J., Serna, Carlos J., Veintemillas-Verdaguer, Sabino, Morales, M. Puerto, Gutiérrez, Lucía, Gavilán, Helena, Sánchez, Elena H., Brollo, María E. F., Asín, Laura, Moerner, Kimmie Katrine, Frandsen, Cathrine, Lázaro, Francisco J., Serna, Carlos J., Veintemillas-Verdaguer, Sabino, Morales, M. Puerto, and Gutiérrez, Lucía
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Magnetic nanoparticles are being developed as structural and functional materials for use in diverse areas, including biomedical applications.Here, we report the synthesis of maghemite (γ-Fe2O3) nanoparticles with distinct morphologies: single-core and multicore, including hollow spheres and nanoflowers, prepared by the polyol process. We have used sodium acetate to control the nucleation and assembly process to obtain the different particle morphologies. Moreover, from samples obtained at different time steps during the synthesis, we have elucidated the formation mechanism of the nanoflowers: the initial phases of the reaction present a lepidocrocite (γ-FeOOH) structure, which suffers a fast dehydroxylation, transforming to an intermediate “undescribed” phase, possibly a partly dehydroxylated lepidocrocite, which after some incubation time evolves to maghemite nanoflowers. Once the nanoflowers have been formed, a crystallization process takes place, where the γ-Fe2O3 crystallites within the nanoflowers grow in size (from∼11 to 23 nm), but the particle size of the flower remains essentially unchanged (∼60 nm). Samples with different morphologies were coated with citric acid and their heating capacity in an alternating magnetic field was evaluated. We observe that nanoflowers with large cores (23 nm, controlled by annealing) densely packed (tuned by low NaAc concentration) offer 5 times enhanced heating capacity compared to that of the nanoflowers with smaller core sizes (15 nm), 4 times enhanced heating effect compared to that of the hollow spheres, and 1.5 times enhanced heating effect compared to that of single-core nanoparticles (36 nm) used in this work.
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31. Distribution functions of magnetic nanoparticles determined by a numerical inversion method
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European Commission, Bender, P., Balceris, C., Ludwig, F., Posth, O., Bogart, L. K., Szczerba, W., Castro Dorado, Antonio, Nilsson, L., Costo, Rocío, Gavilán, Helena, González-Alonso, D., Pedro, I. D., Barquin, L. F., Johansson, C., European Commission, Bender, P., Balceris, C., Ludwig, F., Posth, O., Bogart, L. K., Szczerba, W., Castro Dorado, Antonio, Nilsson, L., Costo, Rocío, Gavilán, Helena, González-Alonso, D., Pedro, I. D., Barquin, L. F., and Johansson, C.
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In the present study, we applied a regularized inversion method to extract the particle size, magnetic moment and relaxation-time distribution of magnetic nanoparticles from small-angle x-ray scattering (SAXS), DC magnetization (DCM) and AC susceptibility (ACS) measurements. For the measurements the particles were colloidally dispersed in water. At first approximation the particles could be assumed to be spherically shaped and homogeneously magnetized single-domain particles. As model functions for the inversion, we used the particle form factor of a sphere (SAXS), the Langevin function (DCM) and the Debye model (ACS). The extracted distributions exhibited features/peaks that could be distinctly attributed to the individually dispersed and non-interacting nanoparticles. Further analysis of these peaks enabled, in combination with a prior characterization of the particle ensemble by electron microscopy and dynamic light scattering, a detailed structural and magnetic characterization of the particles. Additionally, all three extracted distributions featured peaks, which indicated deviations of the scattering (SAXS), magnetization (DCM) or relaxation (ACS) behavior from the one expected for individually dispersed, homogeneously magnetized nanoparticles. These deviations could be mainly attributed to partial agglomeration (SAXS, DCM, ACS), uncorrelated surface spins (DCM) and/or intra-well relaxation processes (ACS). The main advantage of the numerical inversion method is that no ad hoc assumptions regarding the line shape of the extracted distribution functions are required, which enabled the detection of these contributions. We highlighted this by comparing the results with the results obtained by standard model fits, where the functional form of the distributions was a priori assumed to be log-normal shaped.
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32. Size analysis of single-core magnetic nanoparticles
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European Commission, Ludwig, F., Balceris, C., Viereck, T., Posth, O., Steinhoff, U., Gavilán, Helena, Costo, Rocío, Zeng, L., Olsson, E., Jonasson, Christian, Johansson, C., European Commission, Ludwig, F., Balceris, C., Viereck, T., Posth, O., Steinhoff, U., Gavilán, Helena, Costo, Rocío, Zeng, L., Olsson, E., Jonasson, Christian, and Johansson, C.
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Single-core iron-oxide nanoparticles with nominal core diameters of 14 nm and 19 nm were analyzed with a variety of non-magnetic and magnetic analysis techniques, including transmission electron microscopy (TEM), dynamic light scattering (DLS), static magnetization vs. magnetic field (M-H) measurements, ac susceptibility (ACS) and magnetorelaxometry (MRX). From the experimental data, distributions of core and hydrodynamic sizes are derived. Except for TEM where a number-weighted distribution is directly obtained, models have to be applied in order to determine size distributions from the measurand. It was found that the mean core diameters determined from TEM, M-H, ACS and MRX measurements agree well although they are based on different models (Langevin function, Brownian and Néel relaxation times). Especially for the sample with large cores, particle interaction effects come into play, causing agglomerates which were detected in DLS, ACS and MRX measurements. We observed that the number and size of agglomerates can be minimized by sufficiently strong diluting the suspension.
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33. Time-course assessment of the aggregation and metabolization of magnetic nanoparticles
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AXA Research Fund, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (España), Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad (España), European Commission, Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (Brasil), Rojas, José Manuel, Gavilán, Helena, Dedo, Vanesa, Lorente-Sorolla, Eduardo, Sanz-Ortega, Laura, Silva, Gustavo B. da, Costo, Rocío, Pérez-Yagüe, Sonia, Talelli, Marina, Marciello, Marzia, Morales, M. P., Barber, Domingo F., Gutiérrez, Lucía, AXA Research Fund, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (España), Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad (España), European Commission, Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (Brasil), Rojas, José Manuel, Gavilán, Helena, Dedo, Vanesa, Lorente-Sorolla, Eduardo, Sanz-Ortega, Laura, Silva, Gustavo B. da, Costo, Rocío, Pérez-Yagüe, Sonia, Talelli, Marina, Marciello, Marzia, Morales, M. P., Barber, Domingo F., and Gutiérrez, Lucía
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To successfully develop biomedical applications for magnetic nanoparticles, it is imperative that these nanoreagents maintain their magnetic properties in vivo and that their by-products are safely metabolized. When placed in biological milieu or internalized into cells, nanoparticle aggregation degree can increase which could affect magnetic properties and metabolization. To evaluate these aggregation effects, we synthesized citric acid-coated iron oxide nanoparticles whose magnetic susceptibility can be modified by aggregation in agar dilutions and dextran-layered counterparts that maintain their magnetic properties unchanged. Macrophage models were used for in vitro uptake and metabolization studies, as these cells control iron homeostasis in the organism. Electron microscopy and magnetic susceptibility studies revealed a cellular mechanism of nanoparticle degradation, in which a small fraction of the particles is rapidly degraded while the remaining ones maintain their size. Both nanoparticle types produced similar iron metabolic profiles but these profiles differed in each macrophage model. Thus, nanoparticles induced iron responses that depended on macrophage programming. In vivo studies showed that nanoparticles susceptible to changes in magnetic properties through aggregation effects had different behavior in lungs, liver and spleen. Liver ferritin levels increased in these animals showing that nanoparticles are degraded and their by-products incorporated into normal metabolic routes. These data show that nanoparticle iron metabolization depends on cell type and highlight the necessity to assess nanoparticle aggregation in complex biological systems to develop effective in vivo biomedical applications. Statement of Significance Magnetic iron oxide nanoparticles have great potential for biomedical applications. It is however imperative that these nanoreagents preserve their magnetic properties once inoculated, and that their degradation products can be elimin
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34. Magnetite nanoparticles assembled in flower-like structures with tunable magnetic properties from superparamagnetic to ferrimagnetic
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Gavilán, Helena, Costo, Rocío, Heinke, David, Sugunan, Abhilash, Sommertune, Jens, Fornara, Andrea, Gehrke, Nicole, Grüttner, Cordula, Westphal, Friz, Veintemillas-Verdaguer, S., Johansson, Christer, Morales, M. P., Gavilán, Helena, Costo, Rocío, Heinke, David, Sugunan, Abhilash, Sommertune, Jens, Fornara, Andrea, Gehrke, Nicole, Grüttner, Cordula, Westphal, Friz, Veintemillas-Verdaguer, S., Johansson, Christer, and Morales, M. P.
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We demonstrate that the precipitator concentration plays a crucial role in the structure adopted (single-core, nanoflowers or hollow spheres), and we varied the recrystallization time to obtain nanoflowers with different crystallinity.7 The up above mentioned ¿superferrimagnetic¿ state will be studied in hollow spheres and nanoflowers. Both multi-core structures investigated in this work have core sizes in the limit of superparamagnetic-ferrimagnetic regime (ranging from 11 to 27 nm). All samples regardless of their structures show ferrimagnetic behaviour at low temperature but samples with crystal sizes below 20 nm display superparamagnetic behaviour at RT (Figure 2 left). While the particle size in the nanoflowers is maintained unchanged, XRD analysis have revealed that an increase in crystal size can be obtained. The magnetic properties of the nanostructures reflect not only the core size, that justifies the nearly bulk saturation magnetisation values, but also the collective behaviour in the case of the flower-like particles leading to a susceptibility enhancement.
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35. Colloidal Flower-Shaped Iron Oxide Nanoparticles: Synthesis Strategies and Coatings
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European Commission, Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad (España), Gavilán, Helena, Morales, M. P., European Commission, Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad (España), Gavilán, Helena, and Morales, M. P.
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The assembly of magnetic cores into regular structures may notably influence the properties displayed by a magnetic colloid. Here, key synthesis parameters driving the self-assembly process capable of organizing colloidal magnetic cores into highly regular and reproducible multi-core nanoparticles are determined. In addition, a self-consistent picture that explains the collective magnetic properties exhibited by these complex assemblies is achieved through structural, colloidal, and magnetic means. For this purpose, different strategies to obtain flower-shaped iron oxide assemblies in the size range 25–100 nm are examined. The routes are based on the partial oxidation of Fe(OH)2, polyol-mediated synthesis or the reduction of iron acetylacetonate. The nanoparticles are functionalized either with dextran, citric acid, or alternatively embedded in polystyrene and their long-term stability is assessed. The core size is measured, calculated, and modeled using both structural and magnetic means, while the Debye model and multi-core extended model are used to study interparticle interactions. This is the first step toward standardized protocols of synthesis and characterization of flower-shaped nanoparticles.
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36. How shape and internal structure affect the magnetic properties of anisometric magnetite nanoparticles
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European Commission, Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad (España), Gavilán, Helena, Posth, Oliver, Bogart, Lara K., Steinhoff, Uwe, Gutiérrez, Lucía, Morales, M. P., European Commission, Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad (España), Gavilán, Helena, Posth, Oliver, Bogart, Lara K., Steinhoff, Uwe, Gutiérrez, Lucía, and Morales, M. P.
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A three-step aqueous approach to obtain large (>50 nm) magnetite single-core particles has been developed. The steps are a) synthesis of antiferromagnetic nanoparticles, b) particle coating and c) subsequent reduction of the core material to magnetite. By variation of precursor material and process conditions, the synthesis yielded rhombohedra, discs or needles below 200 nm. A combination of X-ray diffraction, 57Fe Mössbauer spectroscopy and infrared spectroscopy confirmed magnetite to be the dominant final core material. From transmission electron microscopy, we identified porous structures after the reduction. Magnetic characterization of the different magnetic nanopaticles revealed strikingly different magnetic behaviour depending on their shape, internal structure and reduction process. We conclude that each of these parameters have to be considered in further characterization of large magnetite nanoparticles.
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37. Colloidal Flower-Shaped Iron Oxide Nanoparticles: Synthesis Strategies and Coatings
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Gavilán, Helena, Kowalski, Anja, Heinke, David, Sugunan, Abhilash, Sommertune, Jens, Varón, Miriam, Bogart, Lara K., Posth, Oliver, Zeng, Lunjie, González-Alonso, David, Balceris, Christoph, Fock, Jeppe, Wetterskog, Erik, Frandsen, Cathrine, Gehrke, Nicole, Grüttner, Cordula, Fornara, Andrea, Ludwig, Frank, Veintemillas-Verdaguer, Sabino, Johansson, Christer, Morales, M. Puerto, Gavilán, Helena, Kowalski, Anja, Heinke, David, Sugunan, Abhilash, Sommertune, Jens, Varón, Miriam, Bogart, Lara K., Posth, Oliver, Zeng, Lunjie, González-Alonso, David, Balceris, Christoph, Fock, Jeppe, Wetterskog, Erik, Frandsen, Cathrine, Gehrke, Nicole, Grüttner, Cordula, Fornara, Andrea, Ludwig, Frank, Veintemillas-Verdaguer, Sabino, Johansson, Christer, and Morales, M. Puerto
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The assembly of magnetic cores into regular structures may notably influence the properties displayed by a magnetic colloid. In this work, key synthesis parameters driving the self-assembly process capable of organizing colloidal magnetic cores into highly regular and reproducible multi-core nanoparticles are determined. In addition, a self-consistent picture that explains the collective magnetic properties exhibited by these complex assemblies is achieved through structural, colloidal, and magnetic means. For this purpose, different strategies to obtain flower-shaped iron oxide assemblies in the size range 25–100 nm are examined. The routes are based on the partial oxidation of Fe(OH)2, polyol-mediated synthesis or the reduction of iron acetylacetonate. The nanoparticles are functionalized either with dextran, citric acid, or alternatively embedded in polystyrene and their long-term stability is assessed. The core size is measured, calculated, and modeled using both structural and magnetic means while the Debye model and multi-core extended model are used to study interparticle interactions. This is the first step toward standardized protocols of synthesis and characterization of flower-shaped nanoparticles.
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- 2017
38. Formation Mechanism of Maghemite Nanoflowers Synthesized by a Polyol-Mediated Process
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Gavilán, Helena, primary, Sánchez, Elena H., additional, Brollo, María E. F., additional, Asín, Laura, additional, Moerner, Kimmie K., additional, Frandsen, Cathrine, additional, Lázaro, Francisco J., additional, Serna, Carlos J., additional, Veintemillas-Verdaguer, Sabino, additional, Morales, M. Puerto, additional, and Gutiérrez, Lucía, additional
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- 2017
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39. Colloidal Flower‐Shaped Iron Oxide Nanoparticles: Synthesis Strategies and Coatings
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Gavilán, Helena, primary, Kowalski, Anja, additional, Heinke, David, additional, Sugunan, Abhilash, additional, Sommertune, Jens, additional, Varón, Miriam, additional, Bogart, Lara K., additional, Posth, Oliver, additional, Zeng, Lunjie, additional, González‐Alonso, David, additional, Balceris, Christoph, additional, Fock, Jeppe, additional, Wetterskog, Erik, additional, Frandsen, Cathrine, additional, Gehrke, Nicole, additional, Grüttner, Cordula, additional, Fornara, Andrea, additional, Ludwig, Frank, additional, Veintemillas‐Verdaguer, Sabino, additional, Johansson, Christer, additional, and Morales, M. Puerto, additional
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40. Prospects for magnetic nanoparticles in in vivo biomedical applications: synthesis, biodistribution and degradation
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Morales, M. P., Gavilán, Helena, Ruiz, Amalia, Luengo, Yurena, Costo, Rocío, Gutiérrez, Lucía, Marzia, Marciello, González Carreño, T., Veintemillas-Verdaguer, S., Serna Pereda, Carlos J., AXA Research Fund, European Commission, and Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad (España)
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equipment and supplies ,human activities - Abstract
Oral presentation given at the 7th International Conference on Nanomaterials - Research & Application (NANOCON 2015), held on October 14th-16th, 2015, Brno (Czech Republic)., Recent developments indicate that magnetic nanoparticles could help to improve clinical practice in the treatment of cancer, most probably in synergy with other conventional treatments [1]. There already exist methods to obtain magnetic nanoparticles with the appropriate properties to be used in diagnosis and therapy but these properties need to be optimized to avoid its alteration after intravenous injection, via interaction between the nanoparticles and the blood components, aggregation in lysosomes inside cells or accumulation in tissues [2]. In this work we will describe a number of proven synthesis routes for magnetic nanoparticles intended for their use in biomedical applications [3]. We will show the effect of different characteristics of the magnetic colloids, such as particle size and size distribution, colloidal properties of the aqueous suspensions, such as hydrodynamic size and surface modification, and magnetic properties on their MRI relaxivity and heating capacity. Finally, it will be shown that magnetic nanoparticles biodistribution following systemic administration and its transformation over time can be tracked by AC magnetic susceptibility measurements, which allow identifying and quantifying magnetic nanoparticles in tissues, differentiating them from other endogenous species such as the ferritin iron cores [4]., This work was partially supported by projects from the Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness (MAT2011-23641), EU-FP7 MULTIFUN project (246479), EU-FP7 NANOMAG (604448), and AXA Research Fund (L.G.).
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41. Tuning morphology and magnetism of magnetite nanoparticles by calix[8]arene-induced oriented aggregation
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European Commission, Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad (España), Fondazione Cariparma, Ministero dell'Istruzione, dell'Università e della Ricerca, Università degli Studi di Parma, Vita, Francesco, Gavilán, Helena, Rossi, Francesca, Julián Fernández, César de, Secchi, Andrea, Arduini, Arturo, Albertini, Franca, Morales, M. P., European Commission, Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad (España), Fondazione Cariparma, Ministero dell'Istruzione, dell'Università e della Ricerca, Università degli Studi di Parma, Vita, Francesco, Gavilán, Helena, Rossi, Francesca, Julián Fernández, César de, Secchi, Andrea, Arduini, Arturo, Albertini, Franca, and Morales, M. P.
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Magnetite nanoparticles have been prepared by oriented aggregation exploiting the action of calix[8]arene, an organic macrocycle capable of complexing Fe ions, during the synthesis. Control over the degree of aggregation enables tuning of the morphology of the product, which can vary from multicore aggregated nanoparticles to nano-octahedra, with a dramatic change in the magnetic properties. Octahedral magnetite nanoparticles display ferrimagnetic behavior, which is typical of magnetite above 40 nm in size. In contrast, multicore nanostructures exhibit a narrower hysteresis loop and remarkable heating capacity under an alternating magnetic field. With the aim of producing a material useful for biomedical applications, all samples were made to be dispersible in water and biocompatible by ligand exchange with 2,3-dimercaptosuccinic acid. Their morphology and magnetic properties were maintained after functionalization, as well as their good colloidal properties, which were characterized by dynamic light scattering.
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42. Tuning morphology and magnetism of magnetite nanoparticles by calix[8]arene-induced oriented aggregation
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Vita, Francesco, primary, Gavilán, Helena, additional, Rossi, Francesca, additional, de Julián Fernández, César, additional, Secchi, Andrea, additional, Arduini, Arturo, additional, Albertini, Franca, additional, and Morales, M. Puerto, additional
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- 2016
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43. Prospects for magnetic nanoparticles in in vivo biomedical applications: synthesis, biodistribution and degradation
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AXA Research Fund, European Commission, Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad (España), Morales, M. P., Gavilán, Helena, Ruiz, Amalia, Luengo, Yurena, Costo, Rocío, Gutiérrez, Lucía, Marzia, Marciello, González Carreño, T., Veintemillas-Verdaguer, S., Serna Pereda, Carlos J., AXA Research Fund, European Commission, Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad (España), Morales, M. P., Gavilán, Helena, Ruiz, Amalia, Luengo, Yurena, Costo, Rocío, Gutiérrez, Lucía, Marzia, Marciello, González Carreño, T., Veintemillas-Verdaguer, S., and Serna Pereda, Carlos J.
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Recent developments indicate that magnetic nanoparticles could help to improve clinical practice in the treatment of cancer, most probably in synergy with other conventional treatments [1]. There already exist methods to obtain magnetic nanoparticles with the appropriate properties to be used in diagnosis and therapy but these properties need to be optimized to avoid its alteration after intravenous injection, via interaction between the nanoparticles and the blood components, aggregation in lysosomes inside cells or accumulation in tissues [2]. In this work we will describe a number of proven synthesis routes for magnetic nanoparticles intended for their use in biomedical applications [3]. We will show the effect of different characteristics of the magnetic colloids, such as particle size and size distribution, colloidal properties of the aqueous suspensions, such as hydrodynamic size and surface modification, and magnetic properties on their MRI relaxivity and heating capacity. Finally, it will be shown that magnetic nanoparticles biodistribution following systemic administration and its transformation over time can be tracked by AC magnetic susceptibility measurements, which allow identifying and quantifying magnetic nanoparticles in tissues, differentiating them from other endogenous species such as the ferritin iron cores [4].
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- 2015
44. Fe 3 O 4 @Au@Cu 2- x S Heterostructures Designed for Tri-Modal Therapy: Photo- Magnetic Hyperthermia and 64 Cu Radio-Insertion.
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Fiorito S, Soni N, Silvestri N, Brescia R, Gavilán H, Conteh JS, Mai BT, and Pellegrino T
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- Magnetic Phenomena, Magnetics, Polyethylene Glycols chemistry, Gold chemistry, Hyperthermia, Induced
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Here, the synthesis and proof of exploitation of three-material inorganic heterostructures made of iron oxide-gold-copper sulfide (Fe
3 O4 @Au@Cu2- x S) are reported. Starting with Fe3 O4 -Au dumbbell heterostructure as seeds, a third Cu2- x S domain is selectively grown on the Au domain. The as-synthesized trimers are transferred to water by a two-step ligand exchange procedure exploiting thiol-polyethylene glycol to coordinate Au and Cu2- x S surfaces and polycatechol-polyethylene glycol to bind the Fe3 O4 surface. The saline stable trimers possess multi-functional properties: the Fe3 O4 domain, of appropriate size and crystallinity, guarantees optimal heating losses in magnetic hyperthermia (MHT) under magnetic field conditions of clinical use. These trimers have indeed record values of specific adsorption rate among the inorganic-heterostructures so far reported. The presence of Au and Cu2- x S domains ensures a large adsorption which falls in the first near-infrared (NIR) biological window and is here exploited, under laser excitation at 808 nm, to produce photo-thermal heat alone or in combination with MHT obtained from the Fe3 O4 domain. Finally, an intercalation protocol with radioactive64 Cu ions is developed on the Cu2- x S domain, reaching high radiochemical yield and specific activity making the Fe3 O4 @Au@Cu2- x S trimers suitable as carriers for64 Cu in internal radiotherapy (iRT) and traceable by positron emission tomography (PET)., (© 2022 The Authors. Small published by Wiley-VCH GmbH.)- Published
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45. Revealing a masked Verwey transition in nanoparticles of coexisting Fe-oxide phases.
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González-Alonso D, González J, Gavilán H, Fock J, Zeng L, Witte K, Bender P, Barquín LF, and Johansson C
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The attractive electronic and magnetic properties together with their biocompatibility make iron-oxide nanoparticles appear as functional materials. In Fe-oxide nanoparticle (IONP) ensembles, it is crucial to enhance their performance thanks to controlled size, shape, and stoichiometry ensembles. In light of this, we conduct a comprehensive investigation in an ensemble of ca. 28 nm cuboid-shaped IONPs in which all the analyses concur with the coexistence of magnetite/maghemite phases in their cores. Here, we are disclosing the Verwey transition by temperature dependent (4-210 K) Raman spectroscopy., Competing Interests: There are no conflicts to declare., (This journal is © The Royal Society of Chemistry.)
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