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Showing 1 to 20 of 110 for “"Iron Oxide Nanoparticles"”.
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Heat Transfer Enhancement using Iron Oxide Nanoparticles
Two different iron oxide nanofluids were tested for heat transfer properties in industrial cooling systems. The nanofluids either had 30 nm particles with a wide size distribution to include particles greater than 1 micrometer or 15 nm particles with greater than 95% of the particles less than 33 …
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Engineering Superparamagnetic Iron Oxide Nanoparticles for Environmental Applications
<p>Engineered, superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles (IONPs) have drawn considerable research attention for a broad range of applications based on tunable size and shape, surface chemistries, and magnetic properties. For successful aqueous-based, environmental applications, it is necessary to …
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Magnetic resonance thermometry with superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles
Submission published under a 24 month embargo labeled 'Closed Access', the embargo will last until 2026-05-01
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Polymer-coated iron oxide nanoparticles for medical imaging
… materials used in medicine are polymer-coated iron oxide nanoparticles. This dissertation describes several formulations for in vivo imaging applications. The paramagnetic polymer-coated iron oxide nanoparticle aminoSPARK is used as a fluorescence-mediated tomography (FMT) imaging agent for …
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Arsenic mobilization through bioreduction of iron oxide nanoparticles
… sorbs strongly to the surfaces of Fe(III) (hydr)oxides. Under aerobic conditions, oxygen acts as the terminal electron acceptor in microbial respiration and Fe(III) (hydr)oxides are highly insoluble, thus arsenic remains associated with Fe(III) (hydr)oxide phases. However, under anaerobic …
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Surface modifications of iron oxide nanoparticles for biological applications
Iron oxides magnetic nanoparticles (MPs) of high crystallinity, high magnetization, and size-monodispersity were synthesized with oleic acid as their native ligands. These hydrophobic and non-functionalized MPs have magnetic properties that are suitable for various biological applications. Surface …
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Shape dependent iron oxide nanoparticles for simultaneous imaging and therapy
… is to explore the use of shape dependent iron oxide nanoparticles as magnetic resonance imaging contrast agents. In addition to biocompatibility, nanoparticles provide a foundation for implementing imaging guided drug delivery systems. We begin with the synthesis of iron oxide …
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Surface functionalized iron oxide nanoparticles for applications in biomedical sciences
This thesis focuses on the functionalization of iron oxide nanoparticles (Fe3O4) and their applications in biomedical sciences. Each chapter represents an independent research project that has been conducted within a different collaboration. For each project, magnetic Fe3O4 iron oxide nanoparticles …
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Sorption of Metals onto Natural Sediments and Engineered Iron Oxide Nanoparticles
<p>Metal contamination of subsurface environments and engineered water systems can be derived from natural processes and anthropogenic activities associated with industrial processes, past weapons production, and mining works. The toxic and carcinogenic effects of uranium and chromium pose a …
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Contaminant reduction by iron oxide nanoparticles: Environmental variables and evolving reactivity
Iron oxide nanoparticles are a promising resource for solving some of today’s most pressing global challenges in the developed and developing world, including the removal of toxins from drinking water resources, treatment of mining wastes, and remediation of groundwater contaminated by industrial …
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Magnetic iron oxide nanoparticles: synthesis, characteristics, magnetic behavior, and biomedical applications
Magnetic iron oxide nanoparticles are attracting increasing attention due to their interesting properties that can be applied in a great number of applications such as catalysis and biomedicine. This thesis focuses on the synthesis, characteristics, and biomedical applications of iron oxide …
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Thermally Responsive Peptide Coated Superparamagnetic Iron Oxide Nanoparticles for Drug Delivery
… drug release. In this context, superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles based drug delivery systems are highly desirable. Superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles upon exposure of alternate magnetic field could be directed and provide heat to localised areas. Moreover, superparamagnetic iron …
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Surface Modifications of Iron Oxide Nanoparticles for Magnetic Imaging and Diagnosis
… explores and discusses potential of colloidal iron oxide nanoparticles as non-toxic MRI contrast agents for diagnosis. Novel single-nanometer iron oxide (SNIO) nanoparticles exhibited contrast enhancement in T1-weighted MRI superior than commercially used gadolinium-based contrast agents, with …
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Synthesis and development of hydrophilic iron oxide nanoparticles for biomedical applications
Uniformly sized superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles (SPIONs) with inorganic diameters of 3-35 nm were synthesized. New surface ligand coatings were designed and synthesized, and the resulting hydrophilic SPIONs in biological buffers were found to be compact, stable, highly magnetic, and …
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Development of Novel Synthetic Methods for Size-Tunable Synthesis of Superparamagnetic Iron Oxide Nanoparticles
The properties of magnetic nanoparticles vary dramatically with size, so reproducibly controlling size is critical for practical applications. This is particularly true when moving into clinical settings, where regulatory approval requires demonstrated reproducibility in efficacy that can only be …
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Block copolymer-templated iron oxide nanoparticles for bimodal growth of multi-walled carbon nanotubes
… the thin metal film dewets and forms metallic nanoparticles. A hydrocarbon gas is then flowed over the nanoparticles to initiate carbon nanotube growth. Though these thin metal film catalysts are easy to prepare, they offer poor control over nanoparticle diameters and areal density. It has been …
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EXPANDING APPLICATIONS OF IRON OXIDE NANOPARTICLES BY SURFACE FUCNTIONALIZATION: FROM MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING TO NANO-CATALYSIS
… exploring the applications of superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles (SPIONs) in MR imaging and nanocatalysis via surface functionalization. A dopamine-based surface-functionalization strategy was established. The Simanek dendrons (G1 to G3), oligonucleotides and amino acids were loaded onto …
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A study of functionalized iron oxide nanoparticles for selective recognition of kappa-casein: a breast cancer biomarker.
… breast cancer. In this research, functionalized iron oxide (Fe3O4) nanoparticles were used for selective recognition of kappa casein (kcn) a breast cancer biomarker. The Fe3O4 was synthesized by the co-precipitation method. The particles were then coated with a polyacrylamide film which was …
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Advancing prostate cancer therapy: synthesis and characterization of docetaxel-loaded magnetic iron oxide nanoparticles for controlled drug release.
… Hence, there is a need for drug carriers such as Iron oxide nanoparticles, which are suitable for novel drug delivery systems due to low toxicity, biocompatibility, loading capacity, and controlled drug delivery to cancer cells. The purpose of the present study was to synthesize DXL-loaded …
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Development and evaluation of amphotericin B Loaded iron oxide nanoparticles for targeted drug delivery to systemic fungal infections
… To address the development processes, first, iron oxide nanoparticles (IONP) (34-40 nm) coated with bovine serum albumin (BSA), loaded and targeted with amphotericin B (AMB) (AMB-IONP) was formulated by applying a layer by layer approach. Several designs (A, B, C, D, & E) of AMB-IONP were …
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