Table 1.
Properties of the synthesized MnFe2O4 nanoparticles. Values for SAR are reported for a 7 mg/mL or 0.349 wt % aqueous nanoparticle solution. Reported errors represent the standard deviations for three replicates.
| Sample | EDC Linker Concen- tration |
TEM Particle Diameter (nm) |
DLS Particle Diameter (nm) |
Magnetization at 10 kOe (emu/g) |
SAR (W/g) at 653 Oe, 266 kHz |
| DMSA- MnFe2O4 |
- | 12.1 ± 0.4 | 34 ± 1.2 | 44.1 | 1.45 |
| Chitosan- MnFe2O4 |
0.3 wt % | 17.2 ± 1.3 | 94.4 ± 2.6 | 40.2 | 1.20 |
| 0.6 wt % | 17.7 ± 2.1 | 98.2 ± 3.2 | 39.8 | 1.17 | |
| 0.9 wt % | 18.3 ± 1.6 | 104.2 ± 2.4 | 31.2 | 1.08 | |
| 1.2 wt % | 17.1 ± 1.3 | 96.8 ± 2.2 | 36.7 | 1.15 |