Key Parameters on the Microwave Assisted Synthesis of Magnetic Nanoparticles for MRI Contrast Agents

<div>TEM images of the nanoparticles, with its respective size distribution, obtained with different heating ramps and total synthesis time, with a schematic figure of these ramps. (a) 146°C in 30 minutes, (b) 250°C in 1 hour, (c) 250°C in 1 hour and maintained for 1 hour, (d) 250°C in 1 hour and maintained for 2 hours and 30 minutes, (e) 250°C in 30 minutes, and (f) 250°C in 2 hours.</div>

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Figure 2: Key Parameters on the Microwave Assisted Synthesis of Magnetic Nanoparticles for MRI Contrast Agents 