Abstract
This study investigates the effect of external magnetic fields on the biodistribution of nanoparticles (NP). A NdFeB magnet of 2.4 kG was externally applied over the left femoral artery or right kidney. The 250 nm dextran-coated Fe3O4 NP was injected via tail vein in healthy rats, and organs were taken 1 or 24 h later. Prussian blue stain revealed that NP were more rapidly retained in the liver and spleen than in the lungs. NP aggregation observed in the kidney and femoral artery after application of external magnets was time dependent. Hollow organs such as the intestine, colon, and urinary bladder retained little NP.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 372-375 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials |
| Volume | 311 |
| Issue number | 1 SPEC. ISS. |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 04 2007 |
Keywords
- Biodistribution
- External magnetic field
- Histology
- Nanoparticle
- Prussian blue stain