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ArticleHeliyon2023

Superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles for their application in the human body: Influence of the surface.

Chiara Turrina, Anna Klassen, Davide Milani, Diana M Rojas-González, Gerhard Ledinski, Doris Auer, Barbara Sartori, Gerhard Cvirn, Petra Mela, Sonja Berensmeier and 1 more

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Article in Heliyon, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
13citing papers in PubMed
3.3field-weighted citation impact, top 7% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

13 citing papers in PubMed, 33 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Chiara TurrinaChair of Bioseparation Engineering, TUM School of Engineering and Design, Technical University of Munich, Germany.
Anna KlassenChair of Bioseparation Engineering, TUM School of Engineering and Design, Technical University of Munich, Germany.
Davide MilaniChair of Bioseparation Engineering, TUM School of Engineering and Design, Technical University of Munich, Germany.
Diana M Rojas-GonzálezChair of Medical Materials and Implants, TUM School of Engineering and Design, Munich Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Technical University of Munich, Germany.
Gerhard LedinskiDivision of Medicinal Chemistry, Otto Loewi Research Center, Medical University of Graz, Austria.
Doris AuerDivision of Medical Physics and Biophysics, Gottfried Schatz Research Center, Medical University of Graz, Austria.
Barbara SartoriInstitute of Inorganic Chemistry, Graz University of Technology, Stremayrgasse 9/IV, Graz, 8010, Austria.
Gerhard CvirnDivision of Medicinal Chemistry, Otto Loewi Research Center, Medical University of Graz, Austria.
Petra MelaChair of Medical Materials and Implants, TUM School of Engineering and Design, Munich Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Technical University of Munich, Germany.
Sonja BerensmeierChair of Bioseparation Engineering, TUM School of Engineering and Design, Technical University of Munich, Germany.
Sebastian P SchwamingerChair of Bioseparation Engineering, TUM School of Engineering and Design, Technical University of Munich, Germany.
Technical University of Munich · DEMedical University of Graz · ATGraz University of Technology · AT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Iron oxide nanoparticles (IONs) are of great interest in nanomedicine for imaging, drug delivery, or for hyperthermia treatment. Although many research groups have focused on the synthesis and application of IONs in nanomedicine, little is known about the influence of the surface properties on the particles' behavior in the human body. This study analyzes the impact of surface coatings (dextran, polyvinyl alcohol, polylactide-co-glycolide) on the nanoparticles' cytocompatibility, agglomeration, degradation, and the resulting oxidative stress induced by the particle degradation. All particles, including bare IONs (BIONs), are highly cytocompatible (>70%) and show no significant toxicity towards smooth muscle cells. Small-angle X-ray scattering profiles visualize the aggregation behavior of nanoparticles and yield primary particle sizes of around 20 nm for the investigated nanoparticles. A combined experimental setup of dynamic light scattering and phenanthroline assay was used to analyze the long-term agglomeration and degradation profile of IONs in simulated body fluids, allowing fast screening of multiple candidates. All particles degraded in simulated endosomal and lysosomal fluid, confirming the pH-dependent dissolution. The degradation rate decreased with the shrinking size of particles leading to a plateau. The fastest Fe

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AgglomerationCytocompatibilityIron oxide nanoparticlesMagnetic separationNanomedicineSimulated body fluids

Identifiers

PMID37274707
PMCPMC10238907
OpenAlexW4378189548

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