RT Journal Article T1 The influence of colloidal parameters on the specific power absorption of PAA-coated magnetite nanoparticles A1 Piñeiro Redondo, Yolanda A1 Bañobre López, Manuel A1 Pardiñas Blanco, Iván A1 Goya, Gerardo A1 López Quintela, Manuel Arturo A1 Rivas Rey, José K1 Magnetite K1 Magnetite nanoparticles K1 Specific absorption rate K1 Solvent viscosity K1 Alternate magnetic field AB The suitability of magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs) to act as heat nano-sources by application of an alternating magnetic field has recently been studied due to their promising applications in biomedicine. The understanding of the magnetic relaxation mechanism in biocompatible nanoparticle systems is crucial in order to optimize the magnetic properties and maximize the specific absorption rate (SAR). With this aim, the SAR of magnetic dispersions containing superparamagnetic magnetite nanoparticles bio-coated with polyacrylic acid of an average particle size of ≈10 nm has been evaluated separately by changing colloidal parameters such as the MNP concentration and the viscosity of the solvent. A remarkable decrease of the SAR values with increasing particle concentration and solvent viscosity was found. These behaviours have been discussed on the basis of the magnetic relaxation mechanisms involved PB Springer SN 1556-276X YR 2011 FD 2011 LK http://hdl.handle.net/10347/22652 UL http://hdl.handle.net/10347/22652 LA eng NO Piñeiro-Redondo, Y., Bañobre-López, M., Pardiñas-Blanco, I. et al. The influence of colloidal parameters on the specific power absorption of PAA-coated magnetite nanoparticles. Nanoscale Res Lett 6, 383 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1186/1556-276X-6-383 NO This work is supported by the European Community's under the FP7-Cooperation Programme through the MAGISTER project 'Magnetic Scaffolds for in vivo Tissue Engineering' Large Collaborative Project FP7 - 21468. http://www.magister-project.eu/ DS Minerva RD 26 abr 2026