Theranostic fluorescent silica encapsulated magnetic nanoassemblies for in vitro MRI imaging and hyperthermia

• DOI: 10.1039/c5ra07632c
• Publication Date: 2015-06-05T11:30:44Z
• Authors: Sunil Kumar; Amita Daverey; Vahid Khalilzad-S...; Niroj K. Sahu; Srivatsan Kidambi; Shadi F. Othman; Dhirendra Bahadur
• Keywords: Coating Thickness; Nanocubes; Spheres; 610; Efficiency; 02 engineering and technology; 7. Clean energy; 01 natural sciences; Microspheres; 620; 3. Good health; 0104 chemical sciences; Contrast Agents; Therapy; Iron-Oxide Nanoparticles; Relaxivity; 0210 nano-technology; Cancer

This article reports the synthesis of manganese ferrite nano-assemblies (MNAs) encapsulated with fluorescent silica and demonstrates their applicability for magnetic hyperthermia, optical and T2 contrast MRI imaging with HeLa cancer cells.