Magnetoliposomes based on magnetite nanoparticles

• Author(s): Castanheira, Elisabete M. S. ; Mendes, Pedro M. F. ; Coutinho, Paulo J. G. ; Almeida, B. G. ; Gomes, I.Tarroso ; Araújo, J. P.
• Date: 2013
• Persistent ID: http://hdl.handle.net/1822/23066
• Origin: RepositóriUM - Universidade do Minho
• Subject(s): Magnetoliposomes; Magnetic nanoparticles; Cancer treatment
• Document Type: Conference Object
• Language: English

Description

In this work, magnetic nanoparticles of magnetite were prepared by soft chemical methods, using different surfactants as templating media. These nanoparticles were either covered with a lipid bilayer, forming dry magnetoliposomes, or entrapped in liposomes - aqueous magnetoliposomes.