PH Tunable Thin Film Gradients of Magnetic Polymer Colloids for MRI Diagnostics

Overview

Journal Polymers (Basel)

Publisher MDPI

Date 2020 Sep 22

PMID 32957488

Authors

Sumera Khizar

Nasir M Ahmad

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Abstract

Magnetic polymer colloids comprising of magnetite (FeO) nanoparticles and Eudragit E100 were employed to fabricate thin film gradients and were investigated for in-vitro magnetic resonance imaging. Magnetic polymer colloids (MPC) and polyacrylic acid (PAA) with stimuli-responsive cationic and anionic functional groups respectively facilitate the formation of thin film gradients via layer by layer technique. The characteristics of films were controlled by changing the pH and level of the adsorbing solutions that lead to the development of gradient films having 5.5, 10.5 and 15.5 bilayers. Optical microscopy, scanning electron microscopy and magnetic force microscopy was carried out to determine the surface coverage of films. Surface wettability demonstrated the hydrophilicity of adsorbed colloids. The developed thin-film gradients were explored for in vitro magnetic resonance imaging that offers a point of care lab-on-chip as a dip-stick approach for ultrasensitive in-vitro molecular diagnosis of biological fluids.

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