Abstract
Carbon-encapsulated iron nanoparticles (Fe@C) with a mean diameter of 15 nm have been synthesized using evaporation–condensation flow–levitation method by the direct iron-carbon gas-phase reaction at high temperatures. Further, Fe@C were stabilized with bovine serum albumin (BSA) coating, and their electromagnetic properties were evaluated to test their performance in magnetic hyperthermia therapy (MHT) through a specific absorption rate (SAR). Heat generation was observed at different Fe@C concentrations (1, 2.5, and 5 mg/mL) when applied 331 kHz and 60 kA/m of an alternating magnetic field, resulting in SAR values of 437.64, 129.36, and 50.4 W/g for each concentration, respectively. Having such high SAR values at low concentrations, obtained material is ideal for use in MHT.
| Original language | English |
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| Article number | 2869 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| Journal | Nanomaterials |
| Volume | 12 |
| Issue number | 16 |
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| Publication status | Published - Aug 2022 |
| MoE publication type | A1 Journal article-refereed |
Funding
This research was founded by the Council on grants of the President of the Russian Federation grant number HIII-1330.2022.1.3 and by Russian Science Foundation (Project No 22-13-00436). We acknowledge the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation (project No. FZSR-2020-0007 in the framework of the state assignment No. 075-03-2020-097/1).
Keywords
- core–shell nanoparticles
- ferromagnetic particles
- flow-levitation method
- iron nanoparticles
- magnetic hyperthermia