title: Surface functionalisation of diatoms with dopamine modified iron-oxide nanoparticles: toward magnetically guided drug microcarriers with biologically derived morphologies.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Ian Wark Research Institute, University of South Australia, Mawson Lakes, SA 5095, Adelaide, Australia. dusan.losic@unisa.edu.au
authors.forename: Dusan
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Losic
authors.forename: Yang
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.forename: Moom Sinn
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Aw
authors.forename: Spomenka
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Simovic
authors.forename: Benjamin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Thierry
authors.forename: Jonas
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Addai-Mensah
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D004337:Drug Carriers; D004364:Pharmaceutical Preparations; D012822:Silicon Dioxide; D004298:Dopamine; D052203:Ferrosoferric Oxide