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13 - Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Metallurgy and Materials
University of Central Lancashire
Simple one-pot fabrication of ultra-stable core-shell superparamagnetic nanoparticles for potential application in drug delivery
The current method of drug delivery involves polymers or liposome as vehicles but they lack targeted delivery. This is the first report where super-paramagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles (SPIONs) have been used by coating with biocompatible liposomes for efficient loading and release of anticancer drug Mitomycin C in collaboration with the Pasteur Institute, Iran. This work has application in the area of targeted drug delivery using an external magnetic field which has already been well received by scientific community. A project proposal has been shortlisted under the Royal Society Research Grant for magnetic hyperthermia as an extension to the published work.
