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Aqueous dispersion of monodisperse magnetic iron oxide nanocrystals through phase transfer
Yu, WW., Chang, E., Sayes, C., Drezek, R., & Colvin, VL. (2006). Aqueous dispersion of monodisperse magnetic iron oxide nanocrystals through phase transfer. Nanotechnology, 17(17), 4483-4487. https://doi.org/10.1088/0957-4484/17/17/033
A facile method was developed for completely transferring high quality monodisperse iron oxide nanocrystals from organic solvents to water. The as-prepared aqueous dispersions of iron oxide nanocrystals were extremely stable and could be functionalized for bioconjugation with biomolecules. These iron oxide nanocrystals showed negligible cytotoxicity to human breast cancer cells (SK-BR-3) and human dermal fibroblast cells. This method is general and versatile for many organic solvent-synthesized nanoparticles, including fluorescent semiconductor nanocrystals.