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Albumin coating of magnetic nanoparticles for imaging, tracking and delivery through biological barriers

Annalisa Caputo, Alessia Nito, Lucia Giampetruzzi, Antonio Gaballo, Anna Grazia Monteduro, Riccardo Di Corato, Clara Piccirillo, Concetta Nobile, Andrea Ragusa, Marco Di Paola, Giuseppe Gigli, Giuseppe Maruccio, Amilcare Barca, Alessandra Quarta

Nanoscale· Volume 18· Issue 10

Abstract

: they successfully enter 3D breast tumor spheroids and show measurable translocation across an enterocyte monolayer model. These findings highlight the potential of albumin-coated magnetic zinc ferrite nanoparticles as multifunctional carriers for targeted delivery and biomedical imaging, and support the relevance of 3D models for assessing nanoparticle transport and therapeutic efficacy.
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OpenAlex topics: Nanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery · Characterization and Applications of Magnetic Nanoparticles · Protein Interaction Studies and Fluorescence Analysis

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Institute of Nanotechnology, National Research Council, via Monteroni, Lecce, 73100, Italy

Department of Mathematics and Physics, University of Salento, via Monteroni, Lecce, 73100, Italy

Department of Engineering for Innovation, University of Salento, via Monteroni, Lecce, 73100, Italy

Institute for Microelectronics and Microsystems, National Research Council, Lecce, 73100, Italy

Omnics Research Group, Department of Mathematics and Physics, University of Salento, INFN Sezione di Lecce, Via per Monteroni, 73100 Lecce, Italy

Department of Life Sciences, Health and Health Professions, Link Campus University, Via del Casale di San Pio V, 44, 00165 Rome, Italy

Institute of Clinical Physiology, National Research Council, via Monteroni, 73100 Lecce, Italy

Department of Experimental Medicine, University of Salento, Via Monteroni, Lecce, 73100, Italy

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