Application Of Magnetic Iron Oxide Nanoparticles Research Articles

Inhibitory effect of magnetic iron-oxide nanoparticles on the pattern of expression of lanosterol 14α-demethylase (ERG11) in fluconazole-resistant colonising isolate of Candida albicans.

Fluconazole-resistant Candida albicans is a big scary reality. The authors assessed the antifungal effects of magnetic iron-oxide nanoparticles on fluconazole-resistant colonising isolate of C. albicans and determined the expression of ERG11 gene, protein sequence similarity and ergosterol content. C. albicans isolates were characterised and fluconazole resistance is recognised using World Health Organization's WHONET software. Susceptibility testing of magnetic iron-oxide nanoparticles against fluconazole-resistant colonising isolate of C. albicans was performed according to Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute guidelines. The expression patterns of ERG11 and protein sequence similarity were investigated. Ergosterol quantification has been used to gauge the antifungal activity of magnetic iron-oxide nanoparticles. The findings indicated that 93% of C. albicans isolates were resistant to fluconazole. Magnetic iron-oxide nanoparticles were presented activity against fluconazole-resistant colonising isolate of C. albicans with minimum inhibitory concentration at 250-500 µg/ml. The expression level of ERG11 gene was downregulated in fluconazole-resistant colonising isolate of C. albicans. The results revealed no differences in fluconazole-resistant colonising isolate of C. albicans by comparison with ERG11 reference sequences. Moreover, significant reduction was noted in ergosterol content. The findings shed a novel light on the application of magnetic iron-oxide nanoparticles in fighting against resistant C. albicans.

Synthesis, surface modification, and applications of magnetic iron oxide nanoparticles

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COLLOIDAL STABILITY AND MONODISPERSIBLE MAGNETIC IRON OXIDE NANOPARTICLES IN BIOTECHNOLOGY APPLICATION

Magnetic iron oxide nanoparticles are promising material for various biological applications. In the recent decades, magnetic iron oxide nanoparticles (MNPs) have great attention in biomedical applications such as drug delivery, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and magnetic fluid hyperthermia (MFH). This review focuses on the colloidal stability and monodispersity properties of MNPs, which pay more attention toward biomedical applications. The simplest and the most promising method for the synthesis of MNPs is co-precipitation. The biocompatible MNPs are more interested in MRI application. This review also apportions synthesis, characterization and applications of MNP in biological and biomedical as theranostics and imaging.