Degradation of magnetite nanoparticles in biomimetic media |
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Authors: | Sarah?Brice?o Ana?C?Hernandez Juan?Sojo Luis?Lascano Email author" target="_blank">Gema?GonzalezEmail author |
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Institution: | 1.Laboratorio de Materiales, Centro de Ingeniería de Materiales y Nanotecnología,Instituto Venezolano de Investigaciones Científicas (IVIC),Caracas,Venezuela;2.Dpto. Física, Escuela Politécnica Nacional,Quito,Ecuador;3.Escuela Nacional Politécnica,Quito,Ecuador |
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Abstract: | Magnetic nanoparticles (NPs) of magnetite Fe3O4 obtained by coprecipitation (COP), thermal decomposition (DT), and commercial sample (CM) have been degraded in similar conditions to physiological medium at pH 4.7 and in simulated body fluid (SBF) at pH 7.4. The formation of the nanoparticles was confirmed by FTIR spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). In view of medical and environmental applications, the stability of the particles was measured with dynamic light scattering. The degradation processes were followed with atomic absorption spectroscopy (EAA) and TEM. Magnetic measurements were carried out using vibrating sample magnetometry (VSM). Our results revealed that the structural and magnetic properties of the remaining nanoparticles after the degradation process were significantly different to those of the initial suspension. The degradation kinetics is affected by the pH, the coating, and the average particle size of the nanoparticles. |
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