Research Article
Key Parameters on the Microwave Assisted Synthesis of Magnetic Nanoparticles for MRI Contrast Agents
Figure 4
Comparison between thermal decomposition and microwave heating showing the effect on nanoparticles sizes. Nanocrystals tend to nucleate on the vessel wall first for thermal decomposition; on the contrary for microwave nanocrystals tend to form rapidly, creating more seeds that grow less.