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ArticleNanoscale research letters2019

A Comparative Study of the Toxicity of Polyethylene Glycol-Coated Cobalt Ferrite Nanospheres and Nanoparticles.

Shahnaz Akhtar, Qasim Khan, Shahzad Anwar, Ghafar Ali, Muhammad Maqbool, Maaz Khan, Shafqat Karim, Lan Gao

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Article in Nanoscale research letters, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It has been retracted, and should not be counted. Cited by 2 papers.

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8 authors.

Shahnaz AkhtarSchool of Life Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, Gansu, PR China.
Qasim KhanShenzhen Key Laboratory of Flexible Memory Materials and Devices, College of Electronic Science and Technology, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518000, China.
Shahzad AnwarDepartment of Physics, Islamia College Peshawar (Chartered University), Peshawar, 25120, Pakistan.
Ghafar AliNanomaterials Research Group, Physics Division PINSTECH, Nilore, Islamabad, 45650, Pakistan.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5284-6150
Muhammad MaqboolDepartment of Clinical & Diagnostic Sciences, The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, 35294-1212, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7360-7047
Maaz KhanNanomaterials Research Group, Physics Division PINSTECH, Nilore, Islamabad, 45650, Pakistan.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0337-8848
Shafqat KarimNanomaterials Research Group, Physics Division PINSTECH, Nilore, Islamabad, 45650, Pakistan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9793-0719
Lan GaoSchool of Life Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, Gansu, PR China. gaolan@lzu.edu.cn.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We present a comparative study of the toxicity of polyethylene glycol (PEG)-coated cobalt ferrite nanoparticles and nanospheres. Nanoparticles were prepared by hydrothermal method while nanospheres were prepared by solvothermal technique. The surface of nanomaterials was successfully modified with polyethylene glycol. To investigate the morphology of the prepared samples, X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, Raman spectroscopy, thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), and electron microscopy techniques were employed. Structural analyses confirmed the formation of polycrystalline cobalt ferrite nanoparticles with diameters in the range 20-25 nm and nanospheres in the range 80-100 nm, respectively. Kunming SPF mice (female, 6-8 weeks old) were used to investigate the toxicity induced by cobalt ferrite nanoparticles and nanospheres in different organs of the mice. Biodistribution studies, biochemical indices, histopathological assessments, inflammatory factors, oxidation and antioxidant levels, and cytotoxicity tests were performed to assess the toxicity induced by cobalt ferrite nanoparticles and nanospheres in mice. Cobalt ferrite nanospheres were found to be more toxic than the nanoparticles and curcumin was proved to be a good healing agent for the toxicity induced by PEG-coated cobalt ferrite nanomaterials in mice.

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BiodistributionCobalt ferriteInflammatory factorsNanospheresSolvothermal techniqueToxicity

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PMCPMC6923315

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