Gold Coated Superparamagnetic Iron Oxide Nanoparticles as Effective Nanoparticles to Eradicate Breast Cancer Cells via Photothermal Therapy
Purpose: Unique physiochemical properties of Fe2O3 nanoparticles make them great agents to serve as therapeutic and diagnostic nanoparticles (NPs).In this study, we developed gold coated Fe2O3 nanoparticles for photothermal therapy of breast cancer cells.Methods: Fe2O3 nanoparticles was prepared via microemulsion method and their surface was modifi