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Table 5 List of important inorganic materials used to ensure stabilization of MIONPs

From: Multifunctional magnetic iron oxide nanoparticles: diverse synthetic approaches, surface modifications, cytotoxicity towards biomedical and industrial applications

Matrices

Characteristics and applications

Silica

Very stable and easily dispersed in solution

Stable at wide range of pH

Easy to attach several biomolecules, drug, fluorophores, quantum dots, dyes and ligands

Inert and biocompatible

Prevent aggregation of particles

Gold and silver

Protect MIONPs from low pH corrosion

Offer extra optical properties

Gold-silver chemistry facilitate easy conjugation with other molecules

Several applications in drug delivery