A comparative study on heat dissipation, morphological and magnetic properties of hyperthermia suitable nanoparticles prepared by co-precipitation and hydrothermal methods

Abstract

Magnetite (Fe3O4) nanoparticles were prepared by co-precipitation and hydrothermal methods and their phase transfer was done successfully to compare their performances in different aspects. Synthesized nanoparticles were characterized for XRD, FE-SEM, TEM, UV-Vis absorption (reflectance) spectra, magnetic hysteresis loops and a.c. magnetic field induced hyperthermia. The magnetic nanoparticles prepared by the co-precipitation method show superior performances in respect of heat dissipation capability, saturation of magnetization values and particle size when compared to those prepared by the hydrothermal method. © Indian Academy of Sciences.