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. 2015 Jun 15;16(6):13661–13677. doi: 10.3390/ijms160613661

Table 2.

Applications of nanofibers loaded with MNPs.

Source of Nanofiber Kind of MNPs Technology Application In Vitro and in Vivo Reference
Chitosan / poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) Fe3O4 ES Bone regeneration MG63 human osteoblast–like cells [83]
Hydroxyapatite (HA) nanoparticles and poly(lactic acid) (PLA) Super-paramagnetic Fe2O3 nanoparticles ES Bone tissue formation and remodeling in rabbit defects White rabbit model of lumbar transverse defects [32]
Poly(ε-caprolactone) (PCL) MNPs ES Bone regeneration Osteoblastic cells and subcutaneously implanted in rats [73]
Hydroxyapatite (HA) MNPs Immersion of MNPs into HA scaffold Bone repair ROS 17/2.8 and MC3T3-E1 cells [84]
Magnetic poly(l-lactic acid) (PLLA) Fe3O4 ES Enhanced effects on cell attachment and proliferation MC3T3-E1 [85]
Poly(d,l-lactic acid) (PDLLA) Superpara-magnetic iron oxide nanoparticles (SPIONs) ES Cell proliferation and induction of the cell orientation Osteoblast cells [86]
Chitosan E-CHS-Fe3O4 ES Hyperthermia treatment of tumor cells HFL1 and caco-2 cells [87]
Cross-linked chitosan Fe3O4 ES by iminodiacetic acid (IDA) Reduction of tumor cell proliferation Tumor cells [88]
Polystyrene (PS) and poly(styrene-co-maleic anhydride) (PSMA) Magnetic NP-nanofibers (NF) ES with surface-embedded T cell receptor ligand Isolation and activation of primary CD3+ T lymphocytes Lymph nodes harvested from C57BL/6 mice [89]
Porous hydroxyapatite composite Up-conversion of luminescent and MNPs ES Indomethacin, T1 magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) contrast agents, and luminescent nanoparticles MC 3T3-E1 cells [90]
Hydroxyapatite nanocrystals within PCL Doped with gadolinium (Gd) ES In situ monitoring of bone tissue regeneration by MR Human mesenchymal stem cells [91]
Amphiphilic peptide Macrocyclic Gd (III) β-sheet amino acid sequence MRI Tibialis anterior muscle of a murine model [92]