Curcumin coated superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles for biomedical applications

摘要

This invention relates to the synthesis of curcumin coated iron oxide nanoparticles by way of simple one-pot method without using any linker. Further, the invention discloses the use of the resulting nanofluid for contrast enhancement in MRI, magnetic hyperthermia, drug delivery, and cancer treatment.