Magnetic/plasmonic MnFe2O4/Au nanoparticles covered with lipid bilayers for applications in thermotherapy

In this work, three different types of magnetic/plasmonic nanoparticles were prepared: core-shell nanoparticles with a manganese ferrite core and a gold shell; plasmonic gold nanoparticles decorated with magnetic nanoparticles of manganese ferrite; and magnetic nanoparticles of manganese ferrite dec...

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Main Author: Matos, Joana Isabel Oliveira Gomes de (author)
Other Authors: Rodrigues, Ana Rita Oliveira (author), Almeida, B. G. (author), Araújo, João P. (author), Castanheira, Elisabete M. S. (author), Coutinho, Paulo J. G. (author)
Format: conferencePoster
Language:eng
Published: 2017
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1822/46120
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorium.sdum.uminho.pt:1822/46120
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Summary:In this work, three different types of magnetic/plasmonic nanoparticles were prepared: core-shell nanoparticles with a manganese ferrite core and a gold shell; plasmonic gold nanoparticles decorated with magnetic nanoparticles of manganese ferrite; and magnetic nanoparticles of manganese ferrite decorated with plasmonic gold nanoparticles. The structural, spectroscopic and magnetic properties of these nanoparticles were evaluated. In order to further develop applications in cancer therapy, the prepared mixed nanoparticles were covered with a lipid bilayer. The local heating capability of these nanosystems was tested through the quenching of rhodamine fluorescence incorporated in the lipid layer.