Figure 1.
Preparation of SPIO NWs with different dextran/Fe ratios: the particles were prepared with different ratios of dextran to Fe salt. The size of the SPIO aggregates increases as the ratio used in the precipitation reaction decreases, from single crystal (9 g) to smaller aggregates of several crystals (6 g) to polycrystalline (5–20 crystals) nanoworms (3 g).