Magnetoliposomes based on nickel/silica core/shell nanoparticles

• Author(s): Rodrigues, Ana Rita O. ; Castanheira, Elisabete M. S. ; Coutinho, Paulo J. G. ; Almeida, B. G. ; Gomes, I.Tarroso ; Araújo, J. P.
• Date: 2013
• Persistent ID: http://hdl.handle.net/1822/23065
• Origin: RepositóriUM - Universidade do Minho
• Subject(s): Magnetoliposomes; Magnetic nanoparticles; Cancer treatment; Interaction with membranes
• Document Type: Conference Object
• Language: English

Description

In this work, magnetic nanoparticles of nickel core with silica shell were prepared by soft chemical methods, using tetraethyl orthosilicate (TEOS) and different surfactants as templating media. These nanoparticles were either covered with a lipid bilayer or entrapped in liposomes.