Article: N -hexanoyl chitosan stabilized magnetic nanoparticles: Implication for cellular labeling and magnetic resonance imaging.(Research)

Authors: Shanta R Bhattarai [1]; Remant B Kc [2]; Sun Y Kim [3]; Manju Sharma [3]; Myung S Khil [4]; Pyoung H Hwang; Gyung H Chung [5]; Hak Y Kim (corresponding author) [4]

Background

Magnetic particles ranging from the nanometer to micrometer scale are being used in an increasing number of medical applications. The important properties of magnetic particles for medical applications are nontoxicity, biocompatibility, injectability, and high level accumulation in the target tissue or organ; the most important property among those mentioned above is nontoxicity. Magnetic nanoparticles offer attractive and versatile applications in the field of ...

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