Magnetic mesoporous bioactive glass for synergetic use in bone regeneration, hyperthermia treatment, and controlled drug delivery

Muhammad Saif Ur Rahman, Muhammad Asif Tahir, Saima Noreen, Muhammad Yasir, Ijaz Ahmad, Muhammad Bilal Khan, Khawajah Waqar Ali, Muhammad Shoaib, Ali Bahadur, Shahid Iqbal

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Abstract

A combination of chemotherapy with hyperthermia can produce remarkable success in treating advanced cancers. For this purpose, magnetite (Fe3O4)-doped mesoporous bioactive glass nanoparticles (Fe3O4-MBG NPs) were synthesized by the sol-gel method. Fe3O4-MBG NPs were found to possess spherical morphology with a size of approximately 50 ± 10 nm and a uniform pore size of 9 nm. The surface area (309 m2g−1) was sufficient for high drug loading capacity and mitomycin C (Mc), an anticancer drug, was entrapped in the Fe3O4-MBG NPs. A variable rate of drug release was observed at different pH values (6.4, 7.4 & 8.4) of the release media. No significant death of normal human fibroblast (NHFB) cells was observed duringin vitroanalysis and for Mc-Fe3O4-MBG NPs considerable inhibitory effects on the viability of cancer cells (MG-63) were observed. When Fe3O4-MBG NPs were immersed in simulated body fluid (SBF), hydroxycarbonate apatite (HCA) was formed, as confirmed by XRD and FTIR spectra. A negligible value of coercivity and zero remanence confirms that Fe3O4-MBG NPs are superparamagnetic. Fe3O4-MBG NPs showed a hyperthermia effect in an alternating magnetic field (AMF), and a rise of 11.5 °C in temperature during the first 6 min, making it suitable for hyperthermia applications. Fe3O4-MBG NPs expressed excellent biocompatibility and low cytotoxicity, therefore, they are a safe biomaterial for bone tissue regeneration, drug delivery, and hyperthermia treatment.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)21413-21419
Number of pages7
JournalRSC Advances
Volume10
Issue number36
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 4 Jun 2020
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Chemistry
  • General Chemical Engineering

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