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MATERIALS
Volume 14, Issue 19, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/ma14195691
Keywords
iron oxide nanoparticles; maghemite; TiO2; Sol-Gel synthesis; magnetic hyperthermia; heating efficiency; alternating magnetic field
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- Deanship of Scientific Research, Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University (IMISU), Saudi Arabia [19-12-12-018]
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The study investigated the heating efficiencies of gamma-Fe2O3 and hybrid gamma-Fe2O3-TiO2 nanoparticles under an alternating magnetic field, showing that gamma-Fe2O3 exhibited better heating efficiency potential for magnetic hyperthermia treatment. The results suggest that the fabricated nanocomposites have great potential for various applications, particularly in magnetic photothermal hyperthermia treatments.
In this report, the heating efficiencies of gamma-Fe2O3 and hybrid gamma-Fe2O3-TiO2 nanoparticles NPs under an alternating magnetic field (AMF) have been investigated to evaluate their feasible use in magnetic hyperthermia. The NPs were synthesized by a modified sol-gel method and characterized by different techniques. X-ray diffraction (XRD), Mossbauer spectroscopy and electron microscopy analyses confirmed the maghemite (gamma-Fe2O3) phase, crystallinity, good uniformity and 10 nm core sizes of the as-synthesized composites. SQUID hysteresis loops showed a non-negligible coercive field and remanence suggesting the ferromagnetic behavior of the particles. Heating efficiency measurements showed that both samples display high heating potentials and reached magnetic hyperthermia (42 degrees C) in relatively short times with shorter time (similar to 3 min) observed for gamma-Fe2O3 compared to gamma-Fe2O3-TiO2. The specific absorption rate (SAR) values calculated for gamma-Fe2O3 (up to 90 W/g) are higher than that for gamma-Fe2O3-TiO2 (similar to 40 W/g)(,) confirming better heating efficiency for gamma-Fe2O3 NPs. The intrinsic loss power (ILP) values of 1.57 nHm(2)/kg and 0.64 nHm(2)/kg obtained for both nanocomposites are in the range reported for commercial ferrofluids (0.2-3.1 nHm(2)/kg). Finally, the heating mechanism responsible for NP heat dissipation is explained concluding that both Neel and Brownian relaxations are contributing to heat production. Overall, the obtained high heating efficiencies suggest that the fabricated nanocomposites hold a great potential to be utilized in a wide spectrum of applications, particularly in magnetic photothermal hyperthermia treatments.
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