Surface modifcation of SPIONs in PHBV microspheres for biomedical applications

• Main Authors: Idris, Maizlinda Izwana, Jan, Zaloga, Detsch, Rainer, Roether, Judith A., Unterweger, Harald, Alexiou, Christoph, Boccaccini, Aldo R.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Nature Publishing Group 2018
• Subjects: R Medicine (General); T Technology (General); TK7800-8360 Electronics
• Online Access: http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/5023/1/AJ%202018%20%28473%29.pdf; http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/5023/; http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-25243-9

Surface modification of superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles (SPIONs) has been introduced with lauric acid and oleic acid via co-precipitation and thermal decomposition methods, respectively. This modification is required to increase the stability of SPIONs when incorporated in hydrophobic, bi...