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ArticlePharmaceutics2023

Field-Induced Agglomerations of Polyethylene-Glycol-Functionalized Nanoclusters: Rheological Behaviour and Optical Microscopy.

Sandor I Bernad, Vlad Socoliuc, Izabell Craciunescu, Rodica Turcu, Elena S Bernad

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Article in Pharmaceutics, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors.

Sandor I BernadCentre for Fundamental and Advanced Technical Research, Romanian Academy-Timisoara Branch, Mihai Viteazul Str. 24, RO-300223 Timisoara, Romania.ORCID 0000-0002-0617-5376
Vlad SocoliucCentre for Fundamental and Advanced Technical Research, Romanian Academy-Timisoara Branch, Mihai Viteazul Str. 24, RO-300223 Timisoara, Romania.ORCID 0000-0003-0529-1911
Izabell CraciunescuNational Institute for Research and Development of Isotopic and Molecular Technologies (INCDTIM), Donat Str. 67-103, RO-400293 Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
Rodica TurcuNational Institute for Research and Development of Isotopic and Molecular Technologies (INCDTIM), Donat Str. 67-103, RO-400293 Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
Elena S BernadDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of General Medicine, University of Medicine and Pharmacy "Victor Babes" Timisoara, P-ta Eftimie Murgu 2, RO-300041 Timisoara, Romania.ORCID 0000-0003-1084-2714

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This research aims to investigate the agglomeration processes of magnetoresponsive functionalized nanocluster suspensions in a magnetic field, as well as how these structures impact the behaviour of these suspensions in biomedical applications. The synthesis, shape, colloidal stability, and magnetic characteristics of PEG-functionalized nanoclusters are described in this paper. Experiments using TEM, XPS, dynamic light scattering (DLS), VSM, and optical microscopy were performed to study chain-like agglomeration production and its influence on colloidal behaviour in physiologically relevant suspensions. The applied magnetic field aligns the magnetic moments of the nanoclusters. It provides an attraction between neighbouring particles, resulting in the formation of chains, linear aggregates, or agglomerates of clusters aligned along the applied field direction. Optical microscopy has been used to observe the creation of these aligned linear formations. The design of chain-like structures can cause considerable changes in the characteristics of ferrofluids, ranging from rheological differences to colloidal stability changes.

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chain formationmagnetic particle targetingmagnetoresponsive nanocompositemagnetorheological propertiesoptical microscopyparticle aggregation/agglomeration

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PMID38004590
PMCPMC10675764

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