IRON OXIDE NANOPARTICLES ARE LESS TOXIC TO ENDOTHELIAL CELLS WHEN COATED WITH DEXTRAN AND POLYETHYLENE GLYCOL

摘要

Iron oxide nanoparticles are of particular interest for drug delivery applications, since they can be targeted to a specific location using a magnetic field. We are interested in delivering drugs to atherosclerotic plaques via these nanoparticles. However, prior to using nanoparticles in vivo, they must be shown as relatively non-toxic to cells.