With the rapid improvements in nanomaterials and imaging technology,great progresses have been made in diagnosis and treatment of diseases during the pastdecades.Fe_(3)O_(4) magnetic nanoparticles(MNPs)with good bioco...With the rapid improvements in nanomaterials and imaging technology,great progresses have been made in diagnosis and treatment of diseases during the pastdecades.Fe_(3)O_(4) magnetic nanoparticles(MNPs)with good biocompatibility and super-paramagnetic property are usually used as contrast agent for diagnosis of diseases inmagnetic resonance imaging(MRI).Currently,the combination of multiple imagingtechnologies has been considered as new tendency in diagnosis and treatment ofdiseases,which could enhance the accuracy and reliability of disease diagnosis andprovide new strategies for disease treatment.Therefore,novel contrast agents used formultifunctional imaging are urgently needed.Fe_(3)O_(4) MNPs are believed to be a potentialcandidate for construction of multifunctional platform in diagnosis and treatment ofdiseases.In recent years,there are a plethora of studies concerning the construction ofmultifunctional platform presented based on Fe_(3)O_(4) MNPs.In this review,we introducefabrication methods and modification strategies of Fe_(3)O_(4) MNPs,expecting greatimprovements for diagnosis and treatment of diseases in the future.展开更多
Autonomous self-healing hydrogels were achieved through a dynamic combination of hydrogen bonding and ferric ion(Fe^(3+))migration.N,N′-methylenebis(acrylamide)(MBA),a cross-linking agent,was added in this study.Poly...Autonomous self-healing hydrogels were achieved through a dynamic combination of hydrogen bonding and ferric ion(Fe^(3+))migration.N,N′-methylenebis(acrylamide)(MBA),a cross-linking agent,was added in this study.Poly(acrylic acid)(PAA)/Fe^(3+)and PAA–MBA/Fe^(3+)hydrogels were prepared by introducing Fe^(3+)into the PAA hydrogel network.The ionic bonds were formed between Fe^(3+)ions and carboxyl groups.The microstructure,mechanical properties,and composition of hydrogels were characterized by field emission scanning electron microscopy and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy.The experimental results showed that PAA/Fe^(3+)and PAA–MBA/Fe^(3+)hydrogels healed themselves without external stimuli.The PAA/Fe^(3+)hydrogel exhibited good mechanical properties,i.e.,the tensile strength of 50 kPa,the breaking elongation of 750%,and the self-healing efficiency of 82%.Meanwhile,the PAA–MBA/Fe^(3+)hydrogel had a tensile strength of 120 kPa.These fabricated hydrogels are biocompatible,which may have promising applications in cartilage tissue engineering.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.11502158,11632013 and 11802197)The support of the Shanxi Provincial Key Research and Development Project,China(Grant Nos.201803D421060,201903D421064 and 201803D421076)+1 种基金the Natural Science Foundation of Shanxi Province,China(201901D111078 and 201901D111077)the Shanxi ScholarshipCouncil of China(No.HGKY2019037)are also acknowledged withgratitude.
文摘With the rapid improvements in nanomaterials and imaging technology,great progresses have been made in diagnosis and treatment of diseases during the pastdecades.Fe_(3)O_(4) magnetic nanoparticles(MNPs)with good biocompatibility and super-paramagnetic property are usually used as contrast agent for diagnosis of diseases inmagnetic resonance imaging(MRI).Currently,the combination of multiple imagingtechnologies has been considered as new tendency in diagnosis and treatment ofdiseases,which could enhance the accuracy and reliability of disease diagnosis andprovide new strategies for disease treatment.Therefore,novel contrast agents used formultifunctional imaging are urgently needed.Fe_(3)O_(4) MNPs are believed to be a potentialcandidate for construction of multifunctional platform in diagnosis and treatment ofdiseases.In recent years,there are a plethora of studies concerning the construction ofmultifunctional platform presented based on Fe_(3)O_(4) MNPs.In this review,we introducefabrication methods and modification strategies of Fe_(3)O_(4) MNPs,expecting greatimprovements for diagnosis and treatment of diseases in the future.
基金supported by the General Project of Natural Science of Shanxi Provincial Basic Research Program(Grant No.202203021211125)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.11802197).
文摘Autonomous self-healing hydrogels were achieved through a dynamic combination of hydrogen bonding and ferric ion(Fe^(3+))migration.N,N′-methylenebis(acrylamide)(MBA),a cross-linking agent,was added in this study.Poly(acrylic acid)(PAA)/Fe^(3+)and PAA–MBA/Fe^(3+)hydrogels were prepared by introducing Fe^(3+)into the PAA hydrogel network.The ionic bonds were formed between Fe^(3+)ions and carboxyl groups.The microstructure,mechanical properties,and composition of hydrogels were characterized by field emission scanning electron microscopy and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy.The experimental results showed that PAA/Fe^(3+)and PAA–MBA/Fe^(3+)hydrogels healed themselves without external stimuli.The PAA/Fe^(3+)hydrogel exhibited good mechanical properties,i.e.,the tensile strength of 50 kPa,the breaking elongation of 750%,and the self-healing efficiency of 82%.Meanwhile,the PAA–MBA/Fe^(3+)hydrogel had a tensile strength of 120 kPa.These fabricated hydrogels are biocompatible,which may have promising applications in cartilage tissue engineering.
