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Biofunctionalization of Magnetic Nanomaterials
Published on: July 16, 2020
Surface functionalisation of diatoms with dopamine modified iron-oxide nanoparticles: toward magnetically guided drug
Dusan Losic1, Yang Yu, Moom Sinn Aw
1Ian Wark Research Institute, University of South Australia, Mawson Lakes, SA 5095, Adelaide, Australia. dusan.losic@unisa.edu.au
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.
