Scale-up approach for the preparation of magnetic ferrite nanocubes and other shapes with benchmark performance for magnetic hyperthermia applications

Helena Gavilán, Giusy M. R. Rizzo, Niccolò Silvestri, Binh T. Mai, Teresa Pellegrino

Published: 2023-01-26 DOI: 10.1038/s41596-022-00779-3

magnetic ferrite

nanocubes

solvothermal synthesis

hyperthermia applications

shape control

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Magnetic nanoparticles are increasingly used in medical applications, including cancer treatment by magnetic hyperthermia. This protocol describes a solvothermal-based process to prepare, at the gram scale, ferrite nanoparticles with well-defined shape, i
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