Polyol-Made Luminescent and Superparamagnetic β-NaYEuF@γ-FeO Core-Satellites Nanoparticles for Dual Magnetic Resonance and Optical Imaging.

Red luminescent and superparamagnetic β-NaYEuF@γ-FeO nanoparticles, made of a 70 nm-sized β-NaYEuF single crystal core decorated by a 10 nm-thick polycrystalline and discontinuous γ-FeO shell, have been synthesized by the polyol process. Functionalized with citrate ligands they show a good colloidal stability in water making them valuable for dual magnetic resonance and optical imaging or image-guided therapy. They exhibit a relatively high transverse relaxivity r = 42.

The first one-pot synthesis of undoped and Eu doped β-NaYF4 nanocrystals and their evaluation as efficient dyes for nanomedicine.

Polygonal-shaped about 75 nm sized and highly crystallized Eu-doped β-NaYF particles were directly prepared under mild conditions using the polyol process. A set of operating parameters were optimized for such a purpose. A conventional heating under reflux for 30 min of a mixture of Y(III) and Eu(III) acetate, ammonium fluoride, sodium hydroxide and oleic acid (OA) dissolved in ethyleneglycol offered a pertinent material processing route if a large excess of NHF and an enough amount of OA were used.

Synthesis of magnetite derivatives nanoparticles and their application for the removal of chromium (VI) from aqueous solutions.

Nowadays there is a continuously increasing worldwide concern for the development of efficient wastewaters treatment technologies. Among the heavy metal ions, chromium holds a distinct position due to its high toxic nature to biological systems. This study aims to assess magnetite derivatives nanoparticles for the removal of Cr(VI) species.

Age modulates Fe3O4 nanoparticles liver toxicity: dose-dependent decrease in mitochondrial respiratory chain complexes activities and coupling in middle-aged as compared to young rats.

We examined the effects of iron oxide nanoparticles (IONPs) on mitochondrial respiratory chain complexes activities and mitochondrial coupling in young (3 months) and middle-aged (18 months) rat liver, organ largely involved in body iron detoxification. Isolated liver mitochondria were extracted using differential centrifugations. Maximal oxidative capacities (V(max), complexes I, III, and IV activities), V(succ) (complexes II, III, and IV activities), and V tmpd, (complex IV activity), together with mitochondrial coupling (V(max)/V0) were determined in controls conditions and after exposure to 250, 300, and 350 μ g/ml Fe3O4 in young and middle-aged rats.

Impact of iron oxide nanoparticles on brain, heart, lung, liver and kidneys mitochondrial respiratory chain complexes activities and coupling.

The present study evaluates the effects of iron oxide nanoparticles (ION) on mitochondrial respiratory chain complexes activities in five organs characterized by different oxidative capacities and strongly involved in body detoxification. Isolated mitochondria were extracted from brain, heart, lung, liver and kidneys in twelve Wistar rats (8 weeks) using differential centrifugations. Maximal oxidative capacities (Vmax), mitochondrial respiratory chain complexes activity using succinate (Vsucc, complexes II, III, and IV activities) or N, N, N', N'-tetramethyl-p-phenylenediaminedihydrochloride (tmpd)/ascorbate (Vtmpd, complex IV activity) and, mitochondrial coupling (Vmax/Vo) were determined in controls and after exposure to 100, 200, 300 and 500μg/ml Fe3O4.

Size-dependent magnetic properties of CoFe2O4 nanoparticles prepared in polyol.

Highly crystalline CoFe(2)O(4) nanoparticles with different diameters ranging from 2.4 to 6.1 nm have been synthesized by forced hydrolysis in polyol.