Affiliation:
1. Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Science, Tehran, Iran
2. Medical Biomaterial Research Center (MBR), Tehran University
of Medical Science, Tehran, Iran
3. School of Chemical Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
Abstract
Abstract:
According to the interaction of nanoparticles with biological systems, enthusiasm for
nanotechnology in biomedical applications has been developed in the past decades. Fe2O3 nanoparticles,
as the most stable iron oxide, have special merits that make them useful widely for detecting
diseases, therapy, drug delivery, and monitoring the therapeutic process. This review presents the
fabrication methods of Fe2O3-based materials and their photocatalytic and magnetic properties.
Then, we highlight the application of Fe2O3-based nanoparticles in diagnosis and imaging, different
therapy methods, and finally, stimulus-responsive systems, such as pH-responsive, magneticresponsive,
redox-responsive, and enzyme-responsive, with an emphasis on cancer treatment. In
addition, the potential of Fe2O3 to combine diagnosis and therapy within a single particle called
theranostic agent will be discussed.
Publisher
Bentham Science Publishers Ltd.
Subject
Biomedical Engineering,Pharmaceutical Science
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