Gadolinium-doped magnetite nanoparticles from a single-source precursor

F. J. Douglas, D. A. MacLaren*, N. Maclean, I. Andreu, F. J. Kettles, F. Tuna, C. C. Berry, M. Castro, M. Murrie

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Abstract

An iron and gadolinium-containing bimetallic polynuclear complex was used as a single source precursor in the synthesis of gadolinium-doped magnetite nanoparticles (Gd:Fe3O4). The synthesis produces well defined octahedral particles (12.6 ± 2.6 nm diameter) with a gadolinium content in the region of 2 mol%. The nanoparticles showed a value of the specific absorption rate of 3.7 ± 0.6 W gFe -1 under low-amplitude radiofrequency magnetic field excitation, and moderate biocompatibility, suggesting that these particles are viable candidates for magnetic hyperthermia applications.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)74500-74505
Number of pages6
JournalRSC Advances
Volume6
Issue number78
Early online date27 Jul 2016
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2016

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