Iron oxide-manganese oxide nanoparticles with tunable morphology and switchable MRI contrast mode triggered by intracellular conditions Articles uri icon

authors

  • Garcia Soriano, David
  • Milan Rois, Paula
  • Lafuente Gomez, Nuria
  • Navio, Cristina
  • Gutierrez, Lucia
  • CUSSO MULA, LORENA
  • DESCO MENENDEZ, MANUEL
  • Calle, Daniel
  • Somoza, Alvaro
  • Salas, Gorka

publication date

  • May 2022

start page

  • 447

end page

  • 460

volume

  • 613

International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)

  • 0021-9797

Electronic International Standard Serial Number (EISSN)

  • 1095-7103

abstract

  • Stimuli-responsive nanomaterials are very attractive for biomedical applications. They can be activated through external stimuli or by the physico-chemical conditions present in cells or tissues. Here, we describe the preparation of hybrid iron oxide-manganese oxide core-satellite shell nanostructures that change their contrast mode in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) from T2 to T1, after being internalized by cells. This occurs by the dissolution of the MnO2 of the shell, preserving intact the iron oxide at the core. First, we study the seeded-growth synthesis of iron oxide-manganese oxide nanoparticles studying the effect of varying the core size of the magnetic seeds and the concentration of the surfactant. This allows tuning the size and shape of the final hybrid nanostructure. Then, we show that the shell can be removed by a redox reaction with glutathione, which is naturally present inside the cells at much higher concentrations than outside the cells. Finally, the dissolution of the MnO2 shell and the change in the contrast mode is confirmed in cell cultures. After this process, the iron oxide nanoparticles at the core remain intact and are still active as heating mediators when an alternating magnetic field is applied.

subjects

  • Aeronautics
  • Biology and Biomedicine
  • Chemistry
  • Computer Science
  • Materials science and engineering
  • Medicine

keywords

  • hybrid nanoparticles; intracellular-responsive; magnetic hyperthermia; mri; stimuli-responsive