Green and Solvent-Free Supercritical CO2-Assisted Production of Superparamagnetic Graphene Oxide Aerogels: Application as a Superior Contrast Agent in MRI
Extraordinary properties are often described for 2D nanocomposites involving graphene flakes and a second component selected from particles or fibers. From this family of hybrid materials, this study is centered on composites based on graphene oxide (GO), a multifunctional oxygenated version of grap...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión aceptada para publicación |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2020 |
| País: | España |
| Institución: | Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC) |
| Repositorio: | DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:digital.csic.es:10261/230846 |
| Acceso en línea: | http://hdl.handle.net/10261/230846 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Graphene oxide Aerogeles Supercritical CO2 SPION Magnetic resonance imaging |
| Sumario: | Extraordinary properties are often described for 2D nanocomposites involving graphene flakes and a second component selected from particles or fibers. From this family of hybrid materials, this study is centered on composites based on graphene oxide (GO), a multifunctional oxygenated version of graphene, and superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles (SPIONs), with applications as contrast agents in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). The research focuses on the loading of SPIONs onto a GO surface via a simple one-pot supercritical CO2 technique. The developed all-green synthesis approach allows the preparation of hybrid materials shaped into aerogels with large mesoporosity. The use of coated and uncoated components in the aerogel composites is analyzed with emphasis in the significance of the arrangement of the NPs into clusters on the GO surface and related with the magnetic properties. The development of composites involving organic coating has been widely studied to pursue the double objective of increasing NP/GO conjugation and improving the system biocompatibility. Extensive structural and functional characterization is carried out to understand the behavior of composites toward their performance as contrast agents in MRI. |
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