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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Jun 15.
Published in final edited form as: Mater Chem Phys. 2015 Jun 15;160:177–186. doi: 10.1016/j.matchemphys.2015.04.022

Table 2.

Dextran weight percentage via thermogravimetric analysis of iron oxide nanoparticles synthesized by the various methods (n=3).

Synthesis Method Nanoparticle Coating Weight%
two-step Fe3O4+Dx 23.7 ± 7.8
Fe3O4+Dx-ECH 19.0 ± 11.3

semi-two-step Fe3O4+Dx 29.3 ± 6.1
Fe3O4+Dx-ECH 16.7 ± 9.8

simultaneous semi-two-step Fe3O4+Dx 18.3 ± 1.2
Fe3O4+Dx-ECH 15.7 ± 5.0

one-step (5 grams Dx) Fe3O4+Dx 60.0 ± 2.7
Fe3O4+Dx-ECH 58.0 ± 7.2

one-step (1 gram Dx) Fe3O4+Dx 12.7 ± 1.7
Fe3O4+Dx-ECH 13.0 ± 1.7