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Magnetic nanoparticles:
A multifunctional vehicle for modern theranostics
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M. Angelakeris, associate professor
Department of Physics, Aristotle University
54124, Thessaloniki-Greece
http://multigr.physics.auth.gr
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Biomedical Applicability
Magnetic Hyperthermia
Cell Fate Control Drug Delivery
Bioseparation
BioSensing
MRI
Cell Capture
Cellular Proteomics
Cell Tracing
Types of Treatments
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• biocompatibilty
• toxicity
• In-vivo efficiency
• Material Choice
• Size
• Shape
• Water Transfer
• Interactions
• Frequency
• Field intensity
• Magnetic Profile
• Drugs
• MRI
• Thermal Dose
What Particles?
Which Conditions?
Will it perform in bio?
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1st choice USPIOS < 10 nm SPIOS 10 nm < < 30 nm Large > 30 nm
Magnetic iron oxides Fe3O4 (magnetite) and γ -Fe2O3 (maghemite) well tolerated by the human body
Magnetic field (T)
Mag
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Phys. Rev. B 74, 054430 (2006). IEEE Trans. Magn. 48, NO. 4, 2012, 1320
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ferromagnetism
monodomain multidomain
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0
SM HM
SPM
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Size ↓
↑ % surface atoms
Surface & Interface Magnetism
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1st choice Tuning of magnetic anisotropy via shape anisotropy in magnetite particles
Scientific Reports | 3 : 1652 | DOI: 10.1038/srep01652 (2013).
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CoFe2O4
γ-Fe2O3
Fe3O4
FeCo
FePt
CoPt
Ni
Co
Alternatives
Metallic particles, spinel ferrites or special magnetic alloys
Other Choices 200 kJ/m3
Nanoparticle Diameter (nm)
0 20 40 60 80 100 120
4.7 kJ/m3
5 kJ/m3
412 kJ/m3
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NiFe2O4
Tuning magnetization by sizeMnxFe1-xO4
Other Choices
IEEE Trans on Magn. 50, 12, 2014, 4601207
Composition and hydrophilicity control
Dalton Transactions 44, Issue 12, 28, 5396-5406 (2015)
metallic Fe/MgO
high-yield one step synthesis
Nanomedicine: Nanotechnology, Biology, and Medicine
6 (2010) 362–370
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• Material Choice
• Size
• Shape
• Water Transfer
• Interactions
What Particles?
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A versatile large-scale and green process for synthesizing magnetic nanoparticles with tunable magnetic hyperthermia features
accepted for publication in RSC Advances, 2016
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single-core
core-shell arrays
50 nm
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MFe2O4, M=Mn, Co
hard/softinterface
MFe2O4, M=Co, Mn or Fe
J. Magn. Magn. Mater. 81 179–187 (2015).J. Magn. Magn. Mater, accepted for publication, 2016
Tuning the magnetism of ferrite nanoparticles by nanoscale mixing and matching
Mn@Co
Co@Mn
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Cluster size dependent magnetic losses
50 nm
85 nm
50 nm
90 nm
Tuning of dipolar interactions
40 50 60 70 80 90 100100
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400 SLP
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H=25kA/m -f=765kHz
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/g)
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Proc. of SPIE Vol. 8955, 895517 © 2014 doi: 10.1117/12.2039264
Mat. Sci. Eng. C 58, 187–193 (2016)
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• Material Choice
• Size
• Shape
• Concentration
• Colloidal Stability
• Interactions
• Frequency
• Field intensity
• Magnetic Profile
What Particles?
Which Conditions?
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Out of plane component of ac susceptibility: χ’’=χοωτ/(1+(ωτ)2)
FM particles: dependence of hysteresis losses on frequency is linear
SPM particles: non-linear frequency dependence of the imaginary part of the susceptibility
0 200 400 600 800 10000
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nanomag-D 100 nm
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R (
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M. Kallumadil et al. JMMM 321 1509 (2009).
SLP
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/g)
765
kHz
75 W/g
R. Hergt et al. J. Phys.: Condens. Matter 18 S2919-S2934 (2006).
PSPM = μ0πf χ’’H2~39 H2
Ø 11 nm
765
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13
Frequency
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Atkinson et al developed a treatmentsystem based on eddy current heating ofimplantable metal thermoseeds.
W. Atkinson et al. IEEE Trans. Biomed. Eng. BME 31 70-5 (1984). I. A. Brezovich, Med. Phys. Monograph 16 82–111 (1988).
According to the induction law the induced heating power is proportional to (H · f · D)2
Brezovich found for a loop diameter of ~ 30 cm that a ‘test person has a sensation of warmth, but withstand s
the treatment for more than one hour without major discomfort
smaller diameter of the body region, smaller time scale
Exposure to fields where the product H · f < 4.85 Χ 108Am−1 s−1 is safe and tolerable
First commercially developed equipment (Gneveckow et al 2004) : 1.8 Χ 109 Am−1 s−1
Amplitude
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Particle type dependent magnetic losses: SPM particles ~ H2, FM particles ~ H3
Magnetic Profile
Sample Target (%wt) Chamber’s
pressure/Gas
Composition (%wt) XRD/Mossbauer analysis Average
Size (nm)
Morphology*
Fe Fe3O4 Fe FeO Fe3O4 γ-
Fe2O3 Core/Shell(s)
(nm) Scheme
F01 100 - 70 torr/Ar 79.4
77.7 -
20.6
22.3 50 44/3
F02 75 25 70 torr/Ar 58.6
69.8
10.1
5.2
31.3
25.0 52 42/2/3
F03 75 25 50 torr/Ar 53.6
67.5
11.8
13.1
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-
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F04 50 50 70 torr/Ar 12.9
11.1
14.7
8.4
72.4
80.6 48 24/4/8
F05 - 100 80 torr/Ar 9.1
5.9 -
90.9
94.1 78 30/24
F06 - 100 80 torr/Ar-O2 - -
4.6
-
58.0
100
37.4 43 43/-
Sample Target (%wt) Chamber’s
pressure/Gas
Composition (%wt) XRD/Mossbauer analysis Average
Size (nm)
Morphology*
Fe Fe3O4 Fe FeO Fe3O4 γ-
Fe2O3 Core/Shell(s)
(nm) Scheme
F01 100 - 70 torr/Ar 79.4
77.7 -
20.6
22.3 50 44/3
F02 75 25 70 torr/Ar 58.6
69.8
10.1
5.2
31.3
25.0 52 42/2/3
F03 75 25 50 torr/Ar 53.6
67.5
11.8
13.1
34.6
-
-
19.3 33 25/1/3
F04 50 50 70 torr/Ar 12.9
11.1
14.7
8.4
72.4
80.6 48 24/4/8
F05 - 100 80 torr/Ar 9.1
5.9 -
90.9
94.1 78 30/24
F06 - 100 80 torr/Ar-O2 - -
4.6
-
58.0
100
37.4 43 43/-
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• Material Choice
• Size
• Shape
• Water transfer
• Interactions
• Magnetic Profile
• Frequency
• Field intensity
• Drugs
• MRI
• Thermal Dose
What Particles?
Which Conditions?
Will it perform in bio?
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Heat triggersCargo can be released in response to
Magnetic-hyperthermia triggered drug release system
external stimuli:light or a magnetic field
internal stimuli:natural biochemistry
inside cells using redox, enzymes, or a pH change in the cellular
compartments
RSC Adv. 3, 24367 (2013).
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Commercial Ferrofluids
The major advantage of such a study is that an optimum system directly addresses the multifunctional role in
modern theranostics and may be further implemented in therapies with faster steps since major tasks have
already been undertaken.
A series of commercially available magnetic iron oxide nanoparticles (Nanomag®-D-spio,
FeraSpin R and FluidMag-DX) as multifunctional biomedical carriers combining their initial
modality (i.e. MRI contract agents or drug carriers) with heat triggered actions.
J. Magn. Magn. Mater. 380 360-364 (2015).EPJ Web of Conferences 75, 08002 (2014).
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MnFe₂O₄ nanoparticles
moderate magnetic moment,
chemical stability and
high specific loss power (SLP)
Successful in-vitro hyperthermia in Saos-2
J. Mater. Chem. B 2, 8390 (2014).
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SaOS-2 (top), C2-C12 (middle), 3T3-L1 (bottom).
More effective agentsNew Protocols with lower thermal doses
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• biocompatibilty
• toxicity
• In-vivo efficiency
• Material Choice
• Size
• Shape
• Concentration
• Colloidal Stability
• Interactions
• Magnetic Profile
• Frequency
• Field intensity
• Drugs
• MRI
• Thermal Dose
What Particles?
Which Conditions?
Will it perform in bio?
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Bio-practiceMNPs due to their multivalency and multifunctionality, pose challenge for understanding their
pharmacokinetics because different components will have different features that affect their
toxicity, distribution, clearance and catabolism.
Dose
Concentration
Dosology
Dimensions
Size
Surface Area
Aspect Ratio
Durability
Chemictry
Crystal Structure
Surface Cover
Functionalization
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Constraints
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Dose-dependent proliferation assay on 3T3 cells bymonitoring the 24-hour cell growth. Normalproliferation rates were obtained at all concentrationstested.
T2-weigthed MR images of mouse body before (left) and after injection of NPs.Because of the negative contrast properties of the solution, the liver appearshypointense in images after contrast injection (see arrow). (B) Color-coded T2maps, from yellow (high T2) to green (low T2). (C) Comparison of magnetic signalfrom targeted liver at the same time points as imaged by MRI. Maximumconcentrations (~ 90% of the injected dose) were observed 24 hours after injection.
Nanomedicine: Nanotechnology, Biology, and Medicine 6 (2010) 362–370
Fe/MgO nanoparticles
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Cell fate control with magnetic field dancing modes
Magnetic nanoparticles may also be used to generate mechanical stimulations on cells
which can induce changes in cell activity such as differentiation, growth and death.
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)
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Nano-screenMAG-D, Chemicell GmbH on HT.29 cells (human colorectal adenocarcinoma)
Blue : cell nucleusRed : Lysosomes
Hetero-nanocomposites: 30 nm Cu2O nanoparticles with antifungal properties
functionalized with 9 nm NiFe2O4 magnetic nanoparticles as a platform for
magnetomechanical stress in Saccharomyces cerevisiae: J. Mater. Chem. B, 2015, 3, 5341
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Magnetic nanoparticles:
A multifunctional vehicle for modern theranostics
Conclusions1G: Magnetics
• To design, control and measure magnetic response at the nanoparticle unity.
2G: Nano
• To achieve and reproduce nanoscale multicomponent fabrication.
3G: Bio
• To introduce multifunctionality without sparing enhanced performance.
4G: Medical
• To increase biocompatibilty and sustain enhanced mulifunctionality in-vivo.
M . A n g e l a k e r i s : M a g n e t i c n a n o p a r t i c l e s : A m u l t i f u n c t i o n a l v e h i c l e f o r m o d e r n t h e r a n o s t i c s : 3 0 / 3 0May 8th – 11th, 2016, Varna-Bulgaria
6th B I O N A N O M A T E R I A L S P H Y S I C SA U T h - G r e e c e
Colleagues
M. Farle & group members, Germany
Ll. Balcels, C. Boubeta, D. Serantes, Spain
K. Chliclia, K. Spriridopoulou, M. Tziomaki, M. Yavropoulou, Greece
K. Dendrinou-Samara, O. Kalogirou, T. Samaras, Greece
Group members
K. Simeonidis, Dr.
D. Sakellari, Dr.
A. Makridis, PhD student
E. Mirovali, PhD student
N. Maniotis, PhD student
Acknowledgements