Surface functionalisation of diatoms with dopamine modified iron-oxide nanoparticles: toward magnetically guided drug microcarriers with biologically derived morphologies

Dusan Losic, Yang Yu, Moom Aw, Spomenka Simovic, Benjamin Thierry, Jonas Addai-Mensah

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    Abstract

    Diatom silica microcapsules prepared by purification of diatomaceous earth (DE) were functionalised by dopamine modified iron-oxide nanoparticles, in order to introduce diatoms with magnetic properties. The application of magnetised diatoms as magnetically guided drug delivery microcarriers has been demonstrated.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)6323-6325
    Number of pages3
    JournalChemical Communications
    Volume46
    Issue number34
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 14 Sept 2010

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