Magneto-mechanical treatment of human glioblastoma cells with engineered iron oxide powder microparticles for triggering apoptosis
Caroline Thébault, M. Marmiesse, Cécile Naud, Karin Pernet‐Gallay, E. Billiet, Hélène Joisten, B. Diény, Marie Carrière, Yanxia Hou, R. Morel
Abstract
In this work we present a new type of magnetite microparticles made by ball milling and study the influence of PEG surface functionalization on their ability to induce cell death when subjected to a low frequency magnetic field.
Topics & Concepts
Materials scienceMagnetic nanoparticlesSurface modificationApoptosisNanomedicineViability assayMagnetic hyperthermiaBiophysicsNanotechnologyMagnetiteNuclear magnetic resonanceNanoparticleChemistryMetallurgyBiochemistryBiologyPhysical chemistryPhysicsNanoparticle-Based Drug DeliveryCharacterization and Applications of Magnetic NanoparticlesMicrofluidic and Bio-sensing Technologies