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δ-FeOOH: a superparamagnetic material for controlled heat release under AC magnetic field

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Experimental evidences on its in vitro use reveal that δ-FeOOH is a material that release-controlled amount of heat if placed under an AC magnetic field. δ-FeOOH nanoparticles were prepared by precipitating Fe(OH)2 in alkaline solution followed by fast oxidation with H2O2. XRD and 57Fe Mössbauer spectroscopy data confirmed that δ-FeOOH is indeed the only iron-bearing compound in the produced sample. TEM images evidence that the averaged particle sizes for this δ-FeOOH sample is 23 nm. Magnetization measurements indicate that these δ-FeOOH particles behave superparamagnetically at 300 K; its saturation magnetization was found to be 13.2 emu g−1; the coercivity and the remnant magnetization were zero at 300 K. The specific absorption rate values at 225 kHz were 2.1, 6.2, and 34.2 W g−1, under 38, 64, and 112 mT, respectively. The release rate of heat can be directly controlled by changing the mass of δ-FeOOH nanoparticles. In view of these findings, the so-prepared δ-FeOOH is a real alternative to be further tested as a material for medical practices in therapies involving magnetic hyperthermia as in clinical oncology.

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We thank FAPEMIG, FAPES, CNPq, and CAPES (Brazil) for the financial support. CAPES also Grants the Visiting Professor PVNS fellowship to JDF at UFVJM.

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  1. Departamento de Química, ICEx, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, 31270-901, Brazil

    Poliane Chagas, Adilson Cândido da Silva & Luiz Carlos Alves de Oliveira

  2. Departamento de Física, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, Vitória, Espírito Santo, 29075-910, Brazil

    Edson Caetano Passamani

  3. Centro de Desenvolvimento da Tecnologia Nuclear, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, 31270-901, Brazil

    José Domingos Ardisson

  4. Universidade Federal dos Vales do Jequitinhonha e Mucuri (UFVJM), Diamantina, Minas Gerais, 39100-000, Brazil

    José Domingos Fabris

  5. Departamento de Física, ICEx, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, 31270-901, Brazil

    Roberto M. Paniago

  6. Instituto de Ciência, Engenharia e Tecnologia, UFVJM, Teófilo Otoni, Minas Gerais, 39803-371, Brazil

    Douglas Santos Monteiro & Márcio César Pereira

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Chagas, P., da Silva, A.C., Passamani, E.C. et al. δ-FeOOH: a superparamagnetic material for controlled heat release under AC magnetic field. J Nanopart Res 15, 1544 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11051-013-1544-2

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