Review Article
Applications of Thermoresponsive Magnetic Nanoparticles
Table 1
Thermoresponsive polymer-magnetic nanoparticle composites for drug delivery and imaging application.
| Magnetic core-size (diameter-TEM) | Polymer | LCST | Application | Reference |
| -50 nm | Poly(N,N′-isopropylacrylamide-co-N-hydroxymethylacrylamide) (P(NIPAAm-co-HMAAm)) | 40°C | In vitro hyperthermia | [39] |
| Fe3O4-Au-115 nm | PNIPAAm | 32°C | Surface plasmon resonance (SPR) based heating | [40] |
| Fe3O4-8 nm | Dextran grafted poly(N-isopropylacrylamide-co-N,N-dimethylacrylamide) [dextran-g-poly(NIPAAm-co-DMAAm)] | 38°C | Not reported | [41] |
| Fe3O4-12 nm | PNIPAAm | 40°C | In vitro drug delivery, magnetic heating | [42] |
| γ-Fe2O3-7.5 nm | Poly(vinyl alcohol)-b-poly(N-vinylcaprolactam) (PVOH-b-PNVCL) | 41°C | In vitro drug delivery, magnetic heating | [43] |
| Fe3O4-13 nm | Poly(N,N′-isopropylacrylamide-co-styrene) (P(NIPAAm-co-St)) | 27–35°C | In vivo MRI | [44] |
| Fe3O4-SiO2-80 nm | Poly(N,N′-isopropylacrylamide)-block-polystyrene (PNIPAAm-b-PSt) | 32°C | In vitro MRI | [45] |
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