Abstract Superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles (SPION) Fe3O4 nanoparticles were prepared using different approaches: co-precipitation and sonochemical methods. This article is a comparative study on how different synthesis techniques greatly affect… Click to show full abstract
Abstract Superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles (SPION) Fe3O4 nanoparticles were prepared using different approaches: co-precipitation and sonochemical methods. This article is a comparative study on how different synthesis techniques greatly affect the magnetic properties and heating efficiency of such nanomaterial. Another important issue addressed here is the correlation between microstructure, colloidal stability, magnetization and specific absorption rate (SAR) of the nanoparticles. The results reveal that the sonochemical method for polyethylene glycol (PEGylated) Fe3O4 with size 5 nm leads to pseudo single domain with smallest loop area. Additionally, large SAR values are obtained within 10–15 min using low magnetic field.
               
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