Study on iron oxide nanoparticles coated with glucose-derived polymers for biomedical applications

Glucose-derived polymers were prepared along with magnetic nanoparticles by using one-step hydrothermal precipitation method at temperatures slightly below to the melting point of the monosaccharide. The cytotoxicity of the magnetic composites was tested against human cancer cells and showed them to be biocompatible. The polymer-coated magnetic nanoparticles could be used in specific biomedical applications such as magnetic hyperthermia or drug delivery by taking advantage from the intrinsic magnetic properties and/or the surface functional groups.