Chitosan oligosaccharide-stabilized ferrimagnetic iron oxide nanocubes for magnetically modulated cancer hyperthermia

  • Ki Hyun Bae
  • , Mihyun Park
  • , Min Jae Do
  • , Nohyun Lee
  • , Ji Hyun Ryu
  • , Gun Woo Kim
  • , Cheolgi Kim
  • , Tae Gwan Park
  • , Taeghwan Hyeon

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Abstract

Figure Persented: Magnetic nanoparticles have gained significant attention as a therapeutic agent for cancer treatment. Herein, we developed chitosan oligosaccharide-stabilized ferrimagnetic iron oxide nanocubes (Chito-FIONs) as an effective heat nanomediator for cancer hyperthermia. Dynamic light scattering and transmission electron microscopic analyses revealed that Chito-FIONs were composed of multiple 30-nm-sized FIONs encapsulated by a chitosan polymer shell. Multiple FIONs in an interior increased the total magnetic moments, which leads to localized accumulation under an applied magnetic field. Chito-FIONs also exhibited superior magnetic heating ability with a high specific loss power value (2614 W/g) compared with commercial superparamagnetic Feridex nanoparticles (83 W/g). The magnetically guided Chito-FIONs successfully eradicated target cancer cells through caspase-mediated apoptosis. Furthermore, Chito-FIONs showed excellent antitumor efficacy on an animal tumor model without any severe toxicity.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)5266-5273
Number of pages8
JournalACS Nano
Volume6
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 26 2012
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • cancer therapy
  • chitosan
  • hyperthermia
  • magnetic modulation
  • magnetite
  • nanocube

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