Meltable magnetic biocomposites for controlled release

in: Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials (2017)
Müller, Robert; Zhou, Mengbo; Dellith, Andrea; Liebert, Tim; Heinze, Thomas
New biocompatible composites with adjustable melting point in the range of 30−140 °C, consisting of magnetite nanoparticles embedded into a matrix of meltable dextran fatty acid ester are presented which can be softened under an induced alternating magnetic field (AMF). The chosen thermoplastic magnetic composites have a melting range close to human body temperature and can be easily shaped into disk or coating film under melting. The composite disks were loaded with green fluorescent protein (GFP) as a model protein. Controlled release of the protein was realized with high frequent alternating magnetic field of 20 kA/m at 400 kHz. These results showed that under an AMF the release of GFP from magnetic composite was accelerated compared to the control sample without exposure to AMF. Furthermore a texturing of particles in the polymer matrix by a static magnetic field was investigated.

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