Title
Role of the Fraction of Blocked Nanoparticles on the Hyperthermia Efficiency of Mn-Based Ferrites at Clinically Relevant Conditions
Date Issued
01 January 2019
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Aquino V.R.R.
Vinícius-Araújo M.
Shrivastava N.
Sousa M.H.
Bakuzis A.F.
Universidad de Brasilia
Publisher(s)
American Chemical Society
Abstract
To investigate the role of magnetic anisotropy on magnetic hyperthermia heating efficiency at low field conditions, Mn, MnZn, and MnCo-ferrite nanoparticles were synthesized using the hydrothermal method. The coercive field temperature dependence method was used to determine the blocking temperature distribution of the particles by considering the temperature dependence of anisotropy and magnetization and the random anisotropy axis configuration. The data allowed one to estimate the room-temperature quasi-static superparamagnetic diameter, which was found to be lower than the theoretical value. Magnetic hyperthermia experiments of the magnetic nanocolloids at 522 kHz indicated that soft nanomagnets heat more efficiently at clinically relevant conditions. The heating performance was found to decrease at the higher fraction of blocked nanoparticles. For instance, samples with similar size distribution and mean diameter of 10 nm, at a field amplitude of only 120 Oe (9.6 kA m-1), showed a decrease of specific loss power of 56% for the Mn-ferrite and 93% for the MnCo-ferrite in comparison with the MnZn-ferrite nanoparticle. The fractions of blocked particles of the MnZn, Mn, and MnCo-ferrite were 5, 10, and 25%, respectively, at room temperature. ©
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Química física
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85074706664
Source
Journal of Physical Chemistry C
ISSN of the container
19327447
Sponsor(s)
V.R.R.A. and M.V.-A. are grateful for doctoral fellowships by CAPES. N.S. is thankful to CNPq (PDJ scheme 152208/2018-6). M.H.S., J.A.H.C., and A.F.B. express their thanks for funding from CNPq, CAPES, FAPEG, and CAPES-PROBAL. We also thank the UFG microscopy facility LabMic for TEM and SEM in EDS mode analysis.
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