In vitro toxicity screening of silica-coated superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles in glial cells

Nanotechnology industry is progressing with prospects of substantial benefits to economics and science. Superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles (ION) have been showing excellent magnetic properties, biocompatibility and biodegradability, broadening their potential applications and importance in the biomedical field

This work was supported by Xunta de Galicia (EM 2012/079), the project NanoToxClass (ERA ERASIINN/001/2013) [funded by FCT/MCTES (PIDDAC) and co-funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) through the COMPETE Programme], and by TD1204 MODENA COST Action.