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. 2016 Dec 20;12:87–110. doi: 10.2147/IJN.S117495

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Schematic illustration of the synthesis and structure of the Fe₃O₄ NPs-capped mesoporous silica drug nanocarriers.

Note: The drug release from MSN@Fe₃O₄ nanocarriers can be remotely controlled under a magnetic stimulus. Reproduced with permission from Chen PJ, Hu SH, Hsiao CS, Chin YY, Liu DM, Chen SY. Multifunctional magnetically removable nanogated lids of Fe₃O₄-capped mesoporous silica nanoparticles for intracellular controlled release and MR imaging. J Mater Chem. 2011;21(8):2535–2543. With permission of The Royal Society of Chemistry.¹⁵¹ DOI http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/C0JM02590A.

Abbreviations: NP, nanoparticle; MSN, mesoporous silica nanoparticle.