Surface functionalisation of diatoms with dopamine modified iron-oxide nanoparticles: toward magnetically guided drug microcarriers with biologically derived morphologies.
Diatom silica microcapsules prepared by purification of diatomaceous earth (DE) were functionalised by dopamine modified iron-oxide nanoparticles, in order to introduce diatoms with magnetic properties. The application of magnetised diatoms as magnetically guided drug delivery microcarriers has been demonstrated.
Losic
Dusan
D
Ian Wark Research Institute, University of South Australia, Mawson Lakes, SA 5095, Adelaide, Australia. dusan.losic@unisa.edu.au
Yu
Yang
Y
Aw
Moom Sinn
MS
Simovic
Spomenka
S
Thierry
Benjamin
B
Addai-Mensah
Jonas
J
D004298:Dopamine / Q000737:chemistry*; D004337:Drug Carriers / Q000737:chemistry*; D016503:Drug Delivery Systems; D052203:Ferrosoferric Oxide / Q000737:chemistry*; D008280:Magnetics; D053758:Nanoparticles / Q000737:chemistry*; D010316:Particle Size; D004364:Pharmaceutical Preparations / Q000737:chemistry*; D012822:Silicon Dioxide / Q000737:chemistry*; D013499:Surface Properties
D004337:Drug Carriers; D004364:Pharmaceutical Preparations; D012822:Silicon Dioxide; D004298:Dopamine; D052203:Ferrosoferric Oxide