title: Synthesis of multifunctional Fe3O4 core/hydroxyapatite shell nanocomposites by biomineralization.
abstract: Superparamagnetic nanoparticles with surface functional groups (-OH, -COOH and -NH(2)) were modified by in situ deposition of hydroxyapatite (HA) on the materials' surface through the biomineralization process to form Fe(3)O(4) core/hydroxyapatite shell nanocomposites. They possess potential applications as targeted carriers for antitumor drugs and as bone tissue engineering scaffolds by integrating multiple functions into a single nanosystem.
authors: School of Materials Science and Engineering, Key Laboratory of Advanced Technologies of Materials, Ministry of Education, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu, 610031, P. R. China.
authors: Chi
authors: C
authors: Huang
authors: Yangbo
authors: Y
authors: Zhou
authors: Zhaomin
authors: Z
authors: Tang
authors: Xing
authors: X
authors: Guo
authors: Zhiyong
authors: Z
authors: Qian
authors: Shaobing
authors: S
authors: Zhou
mesh_terms: D004337:Drug Carriers / Q000737:chemistry; D017886:Durapatite / Q000737:chemistry*; D052203:Ferrosoferric Oxide / Q000737:chemistry*; D008280:Magnetics; D008856:Microscopy, Fluorescence; D053761:Nanocomposites / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D017550:Spectroscopy, Fourier Transform Infrared
chemical_list: D004337:Drug Carriers; D017886:Durapatite; D052203:Ferrosoferric Oxide