International Journal on Magnetic Particle Imaging IJMPI
Vol. 10 No. 1 Suppl 1 (2024): Int J Mag Part Imag
https://doi.org/10.18416/IJMPI.2024.2403034

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Microwave-assisted high-speed synthesis of superparamagnetic iron-oxide nano¬particles

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Tim Knickrehm (Institute of Medical Engineering, University of Lübeck), Kerstin Lüdtke-Buzug (Institute of Medical Engineering, University of Lübeck)

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Abstract

In this work, the microwave-assisted synthesis of superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles (SPIONs) for MPI is presented. Compared to conventional coprecipitation, microwave-assisted synthesis in specially designed microwave reactors enables good yields while reaction times can be reduced to a few minutes. To find the best synthesis route, various parameters such as the base used, reaction temperature, heating and cooling time were analysed. Various dextrans (molecular weight 10,000-100,000) were used to assess whether the methods can also be applied to other coating materials. The first results of this evaluation study are presented here.

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