Materials Innovations
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Vol 1 Issue 2

Synthesis of Fe3O4–TiO2 Janus for T2 Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Therapy of Cancer In Vitro

Zhe Tang, Yuguang Lu, Yike Hou, Asim Mushtaq, Jabeen Farheen,Israt Ali,Saghir Hussain, M. Zubair Iqbal,Xiangdong Kong

Pages: 47-55

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  Doi URL:  http://doi.org/10.54738/MI.2021.1202

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Janus nanoparticles are attaining profound interest due to their exciting and multifunctional properties generated from their asymmetric structures. However, control over synthesis, especially in solutions with small sizes, is a challenging concern. Herein, a simple hydrothermal method was applied to integrate the two highly biocompatible materials to design a Fe3O4-TiO2 Janus structure. The structural characterization techniques were justified the asymmetric nature of the prepared nanocomposites. The average size of the JNPs was ~30 ± 2 nm, whereas the hydrodynamic size of Pluronic® F-127-coated JNPs was ~120 nm. The PF-127 modified Fe3O4-TiO2 JNPs showed good biocompatibility, cancer cell targeting, and reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation ability. The designed nanocomposites yielded excellent r2 relaxivity 18.2 mM-1s-1 and MR-image enchantment, suggesting their capability as a T2-weighted contrast agent. Moreover, the PF127@Fe3O4-TiO2 JNCs probe caused efficient photo-toxicity efficiency in vitro on 4T1 breast cancer cells under low-intensity UV light without any adverse effects to the control group. The present research provides a simple synthesis method and possesses an excellent imaging-guided therapeutic platform for future cancer treatment and biomedical applications.


Keywords:  MRI Contrast Agents; ,Magnetic Nanocomposites,Janus Nanostructure,Hybrid Nanocomposites,Photodynamic Therapy


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