Volume 47, Issue 44 pp. 8438-8441
Communication

Multifunctional Uniform Nanoparticles Composed of a Magnetite Nanocrystal Core and a Mesoporous Silica Shell for Magnetic Resonance and Fluorescence Imaging and for Drug Delivery

Jaeyun Kim Dr.

Jaeyun Kim Dr.

National Creative Research Initiative Center for Oxide Nanocrystalline Materials and School of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-744 (Korea), Fax: (+82) 2-886-8457

These authors contributed equally to this work.

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Hoe Suk Kim Dr.

Hoe Suk Kim Dr.

Diagnostic Radiology, Seoul National University Hospital and the Institute of Radiation Medicine, Medical Research Center, Seoul National University, Seoul 110-744 (Korea), Fax: (+82) 2-743-6385

These authors contributed equally to this work.

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Nohyun Lee

Nohyun Lee

National Creative Research Initiative Center for Oxide Nanocrystalline Materials and School of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-744 (Korea), Fax: (+82) 2-886-8457

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Taeho Kim

Taeho Kim

National Creative Research Initiative Center for Oxide Nanocrystalline Materials and School of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-744 (Korea), Fax: (+82) 2-886-8457

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Hyoungsu Kim

Hyoungsu Kim

Diagnostic Radiology, Seoul National University Hospital and the Institute of Radiation Medicine, Medical Research Center, Seoul National University, Seoul 110-744 (Korea), Fax: (+82) 2-743-6385

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Taekyung Yu Dr.

Taekyung Yu Dr.

National Creative Research Initiative Center for Oxide Nanocrystalline Materials and School of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-744 (Korea), Fax: (+82) 2-886-8457

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In Chan Song Prof.

In Chan Song Prof.

Diagnostic Radiology, Seoul National University Hospital and the Institute of Radiation Medicine, Medical Research Center, Seoul National University, Seoul 110-744 (Korea), Fax: (+82) 2-743-6385

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Woo Kyung Moon Prof.

Woo Kyung Moon Prof.

Diagnostic Radiology, Seoul National University Hospital and the Institute of Radiation Medicine, Medical Research Center, Seoul National University, Seoul 110-744 (Korea), Fax: (+82) 2-743-6385

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Taeghwan Hyeon Prof.

Taeghwan Hyeon Prof.

National Creative Research Initiative Center for Oxide Nanocrystalline Materials and School of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-744 (Korea), Fax: (+82) 2-886-8457

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First published: 15 October 2008
Citations: 1,105

T.H. acknowledges financial support by the Korean Ministry of Education, Science and Technology through the National Creative Research Initiative Program of the Korea Science and Engineering Foundation (KOSEF). This study was supported in part by a grant from the Innovative Research Institute for Cell Therapy, Republic of Korea (A062260).

Graphical Abstract

Magnetic, fluorescent core–shell nanoparticles consist of a single Fe3O4 nanocrystal core and a dye-doped mesoporous silica shell with a poly(ethylene glycol) coating (see picture of TEM images and schematic depictions). These nanoparticles can be used as magnetic resonance and fluorescence imaging agents, and as drug delivery vehicles, thus making them novel candidates for simultaneous cancer diagnosis and therapy.

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